Frances Swift
@francesswift213.bsky.social
PhD student | Evolutionary biology 🦋
Reposted by Frances Swift
Excited to share my first first-author paper from my master’s work at @carleton.ca , with @andrew-m-simons.bsky.social and Myron Smith!
We explored how constraints on adaptation can aid the persistence of bet-hedging traits in the short term.
royalsocietypublishing.org/rspb/article...
We explored how constraints on adaptation can aid the persistence of bet-hedging traits in the short term.
royalsocietypublishing.org/rspb/article...
Avoiding dead ends: the experimental evolution of constraint as adaptation to environmental variation
Abstract. Environmental unpredictability can result in the evolution of bet-hedging traits, which maximize long-term fitness but are, by definition, subopt
royalsocietypublishing.org
January 8, 2026 at 3:11 PM
Excited to share my first first-author paper from my master’s work at @carleton.ca , with @andrew-m-simons.bsky.social and Myron Smith!
We explored how constraints on adaptation can aid the persistence of bet-hedging traits in the short term.
royalsocietypublishing.org/rspb/article...
We explored how constraints on adaptation can aid the persistence of bet-hedging traits in the short term.
royalsocietypublishing.org/rspb/article...
Reposted by Frances Swift
I'm excited to share that our preprint is now available on bioRxiv! Our study challenges the widespread use of molecular genetic diversity as a predictor adaptive potential, with important implications for how genetic data is used to inform conservation decisions.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
Nucleotide diversity is a poor predictor of short-term adaptive potential
A capacity to adapt is essential for a population to avoid extinction in a changing world and is recognised as a global conservation priority. Adaptation requires additive (heritable) genetic variatio...
www.biorxiv.org
January 6, 2026 at 8:26 AM
I'm excited to share that our preprint is now available on bioRxiv! Our study challenges the widespread use of molecular genetic diversity as a predictor adaptive potential, with important implications for how genetic data is used to inform conservation decisions.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...