Moving beyond heritability in the search for coral adaptive potential

© 2023 The Authors. Global Change Biology published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.

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Veröffentlicht in:Global change biology. - 1999. - 29(2023), 14 vom: 02. Juli, Seite 3869-3882
1. Verfasser: Richards, Thomas J (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: McGuigan, Katrina, Aguirre, J David, Humanes, Adriana, Bozec, Yves-Marie, Mumby, Peter J, Riginos, Cynthia
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2023
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Global change biology
Schlagworte:Review Journal Article adaptation bleaching coral genetic constraint genomic relationship matrix quantitative genetic thermal tolerance
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Zusammenfassung:© 2023 The Authors. Global Change Biology published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
Global environmental change is happening at unprecedented rates. Coral reefs are among the ecosystems most threatened by global change. For wild populations to persist, they must adapt. Knowledge shortfalls about corals' complex ecological and evolutionary dynamics, however, stymie predictions about potential adaptation to future conditions. Here, we review adaptation through the lens of quantitative genetics. We argue that coral adaptation studies can benefit greatly from "wild" quantitative genetic methods, where traits are studied in wild populations undergoing natural selection, genomic relationship matrices can replace breeding experiments, and analyses can be extended to examine genetic constraints among traits. In addition, individuals with advantageous genotypes for anticipated future conditions can be identified. Finally, genomic genotyping supports simultaneous consideration of how genetic diversity is arrayed across geographic and environmental distances, providing greater context for predictions of phenotypic evolution at a metapopulation scale
Beschreibung:Date Completed 15.06.2023
Date Revised 31.08.2023
published: Print-Electronic
Citation Status MEDLINE
ISSN:1365-2486
DOI:10.1111/gcb.16719