Anthropogenic habitat loss and climate change are reducing species’ geographic ranges,
increasing extinction risk and losses of species’ genetic diversity. Although preserving genetic …

Since the first half of the twentieth century, evolutionary theory has been dominated by the
idea that mutations occur randomly with respect to their consequences 1 . Here we test this …

The epigenome orchestrates genome accessibility, functionality, and three-dimensional
structure. Because epigenetic variation can impact transcription and thus phenotypes, it may …

Through the lens of evolution, climate change is an agent of natural selection that forces
populations to change and adapt, or face extinction. However, current assessments of the risk of …

As Earth is currently experiencing dramatic climate change, it is of critical interest to understand
how species will respond to it. The chance of a species withstanding climate change is …

Arabidopsis thaliana serves as a model organism for the study of fundamental physiological,
cellular, and molecular processes. It has also greatly advanced our understanding of …

Signals of local adaptation have been found in many plants and animals, highlighting the
heterogeneity in the distribution of adaptive genetic variation throughout species ranges. In the …

Many organisms evolved strategies to survive desiccation. Plant seeds protect dehydrated
embryos from various stressors and can lay dormant for millennia. Hydration is the key trigger …

Global climate change (GCC) increasingly threatens biodiversity through the loss of species,
and the transformation of entire ecosystems. Many species are challenged by the pace of …

In nature conservation, there is keen interest in predicting how populations will respond to
environmental changes such as climate change. These predictions can help determine …