Rapid polygenic adaptation in a wild population of ash trees under a novel fungal epidemic
C. L. Metheringham, W. Plumb, W. Flynn, J. Stocks, L. Kelly, M. Nemesio Gorriz, S. Grieve, J. Moat, E. Lines, R. Buggs, R. A. Nichols
The paper shows rapid polygenic adaptation in ash trees due to a fungal epidemic, with a 31% juvenile population decline estimated through simulations.
bioRxiv · Aug 1, 2022Evolutionary Biology