Capturing the facets of evolvability in a mechanistic framework

Jana M. Riederer; Stefano Tiso; Timo J.B. van Eldijk; Franz J. Weissing

doi:10.1016/j.tree.2022.01.004

Capturing the facets of evolvability in a mechanistic framework

Jana M. Riederer^*, Stefano Tiso^*, Timo J.B. van Eldijk^*, Franz J. Weissing^*

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‘Evolvability’ – the ability to undergo adaptive evolution – is a key concept for understanding and predicting the response of biological systems to environmental change. Evolvability has various facets and is applied in many ways, easily leading to misunderstandings among researchers. To clarify matters, we first categorize the mechanisms and organismal features underlying evolvability into determinants providing variation, determinants shaping the effect of variation on fitness, and determinants shaping the selection process. Second, we stress the importance of timescale when studying evolvability. Third, we distinguish between evolvability determinants with a broad and a narrow scope. Finally, we highlight two contrasting perspectives on evolvability: general evolvability and specific evolvability. We hope that this framework facilitates communication and guides future research.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	430-439
Number of pages	10
Journal	Trends in Ecology & Evolution
Volume	37
Issue number	5
Early online date	10-Feb-2022
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2022.01.004
Publication status	Published - May-2022

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adaptive capacity
evolutionary potential
rate of evolution
degree of adaptation
genotype–phenotype map

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Capturing the many facets of evolvability
Riederer, J., Tiso, S., van Eldijk, T. & Weissing, F.
02/03/2022 → 03/03/2022
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AL: Adaptive Life
Etienne, R. (Coordinator), Kas, M. (Coordinator), Olff, H. (Coordinator), Weissing, F. (Coordinator) & Groothuis, T. (Coordinator)
01/01/2016 → 01/01/2026
Project: Research
AL-III: Social determinants of evolvability
Weissing, F. (PI), Komdeur, J. (PI) & Riederer, J. (PhD student)
01/09/2020 → 01/09/2024
Project: Research
MARM: The evolution of adaptive response mechanisms
Weissing, F. (PI), Kozielska-Reid, M. (Staff), Hildenbrandt, H. (Technician), Janzen, T. (Technician), Bakker, J. (Technician), Elsner, D. (Postdoc), Markovitch, O. (Postdoc), Boon, E. (Postdoc), Méndez Salinas, E. (Researcher), Ramesh, A. (PhD student), Netz, C. (PhD student), Gupte, P. (PhD student), Daras, I. (PhD student), Gismann, J. (PhD student), Long, X. (PhD student), Riederer, J. (PhD student), van Eldijk, T. (PhD student), Zheng, J. (PhD student), Tiso, S. (PhD student) & Rostovtseva, V. (PhD student)
01/12/2018 → 01/12/2023
Project: Research

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