Setting an evolutionary trap: could the hider strategy be maladaptive for white-tailed deer?
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DOI: 10.1007/s10164-017-0514-z
Abstract: An evolutionary trap occurs when an organism makes a formerly adaptive decision that now results in a maladaptive outcome. Such traps can be induced by anthropogenic environmental changes, with nonnative species introductions being a leading… read more here.
Keywords: hider strategy; tailed deer; white tailed; evolutionary trap ... See more keywords
Toxic, invasive treefrog creates evolutionary trap for native gartersnakes
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DOI: 10.1007/s10530-017-1554-6
Abstract: Possession of unique defensive toxins by nonindigenous species may increase the likelihood of creating evolutionary traps for native predators. We tested the hypothesis that nonindigenous, toxic Cuban Treefrogs (Osteopilus septentrionalis) have created an evolutionary trap… read more here.
Keywords: invasive treefrog; toxic invasive; trap native; evolutionary trap ... See more keywords
The tale of the Edith's checkerspot: Butterflies caught in an evolutionary trap
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DOI: 10.1038/d41586-018-05132-x
Abstract: In a meadow in America a group of butterflies have been drawn into a lethal evolutionary trap. Nature Video uses painted hands to tell the story of the Edith’s checkerspot butterfly. In a meadow in… read more here.
Keywords: edith checkerspot; tale edith; evolutionary trap; trap ... See more keywords
Plastic ingestion as an evolutionary trap: Toward a holistic understanding
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DOI: 10.1126/science.abh0945
Abstract: Human activities are changing our environment. Along with climate change and a widespread loss of biodiversity, plastic pollution now plays a predominant role in altering ecosystems globally. Here, we review the occurrence of plastic ingestion… read more here.
Keywords: plastic; evolutionary trap; plastic ingestion; ingestion evolutionary ... See more keywords