title: Adaptation and habitat selection in the eco-evolutionary process.
abstract: The struggle for existence occurs through the vital rates of population growth. This basic fact demonstrates the tight connection between ecology and evolution that defines the emerging field of eco-evolutionary dynamics. An effective synthesis of the interdependencies between ecology and evolution is grounded in six principles. The mechanics of evolution specifies the origin and rules governing traits and evolutionary strategies. Traits and evolutionary strategies achieve their selective value through their functional relationships with fitness. Function depends on the underlying structure of variation and the temporal, spatial and organizational scales of evolution. An understanding of how changes in traits and strategies occur requires conjoining ecological and evolutionary dynamics. Adaptation merges these five pillars to achieve a comprehensive understanding of ecological and evolutionary change. I demonstrate the value of this world-view with reference to the theory and practice of habitat selection. The theory allows us to assess evolutionarily stable strategies and states of habitat selection, and to draw the adaptive landscapes for habitat-selecting species. The landscapes can then be used to forecast future evolution under a variety of climate change and other scenarios.
authors: Department of Biology, Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada. douglas.morris@lakeheadu.ca
authors: Douglas W
authors: DW
authors: Morris
references: Oecologia. 2003 Jun;136(1):1-13
references: 12690550
references: Science. 2010 Dec 10;330(6010):1503-9
references: 20978281
references: Trends Ecol Evol. 2006 Oct;21(10):531-3
references: 16901580
references: Trends Ecol Evol. 2004 Aug;19(8):411-6
references: 16701298
references: Science. 2010 Sep 10;329(5997):1298-303
references: 20829476
references: Evolution. 2004 Jun;58(6):1329-41
references: 15266981
references: Theor Popul Biol. 1974 Aug;6(1):1-20
references: 4423637
references: Science. 2010 Dec 10;330(6010):1496-501
references: 20978282
references: Oecologia. 2001 Aug;128(3):400-405
references: 24549909
references: Proc Biol Sci. 2009 Nov 7;276(1674):3809-18
references: 19656790
references: J Anim Ecol. 2009 Sep;78(5):919-27
references: 19486205
references: Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci. 2009 Jun 12;364(1523):1483-9
references: 19414463
references: Am Nat. 2007 Apr;169(4):505-18
references: 17269114
references: Science. 2001 Jul 27;293(5530):657-60
references: 11474103
references: Theor Popul Biol. 2008 May;73(3):403-25
references: 18282592
references: Trends Ecol Evol. 1998 Aug 1;13(8):329-32
references: 21238328
references: Heredity (Edinb). 2005 Feb;94(2):217-28
references: 15523507
references: Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci. 2009 Jun 12;364(1523):1499-509
references: 19414465
references: Science. 2010 Oct 8;330(6001):197
references: 20929769
references: J Anim Ecol. 2010 Jan;79(1):4-12
references: 19732211
references: Nature. 1969 Sep 13;223(5211):1133-7
references: 5810684
references: Am Nat. 2010 Aug;176(2):111-22
references: 20545488
references: Science. 2011 Jan 28;331(6016):426-9
references: 21273479
references: PLoS One. 2010 Apr 08;5(4):e10095
references: 20386710
references: Proc Biol Sci. 2005 Dec 22;272(1581):2561-9
references: 16321776
references: Q Rev Biol. 2008 Dec;83(4):363-80
references: 19143336
references: Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci. 2010 Jul 27;365(1550):2255-65
references: 20566502
references: Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2003 Apr 29;100(9):5268-73
references: 12704245
references: Science. 2008 Oct 31;322(5902):690-2
references: 18974339
references: Science. 2007 Mar 16;315(5818):1571-4
references: 17363672
references: Proc Biol Sci. 2011 Feb 22;278(1705):481-9
references: 20980307
references: Proc Biol Sci. 2002 Apr 7;269(1492):747-53
references: 11934368
references: J Anim Ecol. 2007 May;76(3):598-606
references: 17439476
references: Am Nat. 2004 Oct;164(4):E103-14
references: 15459888
references: Evolution. 2010 Jul;64(7):2153-8
references: 20163447
references: Science. 2006 Jul 7;313(5783):101-4
references: 16825572
references: J Anim Ecol. 2006 Nov;75(6):1387-92
references: 17032371
references: Science. 2009 Jul 24;325(5939):464-7
references: 19574350
references: Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci. 2009 Jun 12;364(1523):1629-40
references: 19414476