Humans as the world's greatest evolutionary force.

By Stephen R. Palumbi. Science, 2001

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Subfields: Genetics, Molecular Biology, Plant Science

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Comparing rates of contemporary evolution in life-history traits for exploited fish stocks (2012, background): “Examples include populations adapting to natural or anthropogenic 47 environmental variation, but the principal factor capable of imposing such a strong selective 48 force appears to be humans (Palumbi 2001; Mace and Purvis 2008; Hendry et al. 2011).”
Genomic signatures of ancient asexual lineages (2003, background): “But, alas, any triumph over parasites is always temporary: within a few seasons, a once pest-resistant strain resists no more (Palumbi, 2001).”
The sixth mass extinction: Anthropocene and the human impact on biodiversity (2014, background): “In other words, ‘‘Anthropocene’’ means that Homo sapiens has become a dominant evolutionary force (Palumbi 2001).”
Coupled Human and Natural Systems (2007, background): “Human influence is now so pervasive that it dramatically alters the evolutionary trajectories of many other species (37).”
Maternal effects and evolution at ecological time‐scales (2007, background): “Many empirical examples show that adaptation to novel environmental challenges is possible at short time-scales (Reznick & Ghalambor 2001; Palumbi 2001).”
Adaptability of plants invading North American cropland (2004, background): “Recently, it has become clear that rapid evolutionary change (over time scales of years or decades) is a common ecological phenomenon, particularly in ecosystems that are strongly perturbed by human activities (Antonovics, 1992; Thompson, 1999; Palumbi, 2001; Neuhauser et al., 2003).”
Ecological and Evolutionary Consequences of Biological Invasion and Habitat Fragmentation (2005, background): “Humans can be seen as the worlds greatest evolutionary force ( Palumbi 2001 ).”
Experimental harvesting of fish populations drives genetically based shifts in body size and maturation (2013, background): “…Society of America www.frontiersinecology.org Human-induced changes in phenotypic traits havebeen reported in an increasing number of species (Palumbi 2001; Darimont et al. 2009) and may have particularly undesirable consequences (eg marked reductions in body size and fecundity, as well as…”
Evolutionary changes in plant reproductive traits following habitat fragmentation and their consequences for population fitness (2012, background): “There is growing evidence that human activities can be associated with rapid evolutionary changes (Hendry & Kinnison 1999; Palumbi 2001; Stockwell, Hendry & Kinnison 2003; Schoener 2011).”