Relentless Evolution Quotes

“Rapid evolution is now being found in nature in such a wide range of taxa that it must be one of the working hypotheses for the dynamics of populations and communities over even short periods of time. Studies of eco-evolutionary dynamics have increasingly shown that evolutionary and ecological changes can influence each other, fostering yet more change. Examples of strong selection and rapid evolution have accumulated to such an extent in recent years that we should expect that the ecological dynamics observed in populations over timescales of just a few decades are often driven in part by rapid evolution.”
― John N. Thompson, Relentless Evolution

“Because genes and genomes are expressed in different ways in different environments (genotype-by-environment interactions) and species interact in different ways in different environments (genotype-by-genotype-by environment interactions), selection to local physical andbiotic environments may often be linked.”
― John N. Thompson, Relentless Evolution