Evolutionary BiologybioRxiv
Fluctuating environments select for short-term phenotypic variation leading to long-term exploration
R. Canino-Koning, C. Ofria, M. Wiser
This study shows that fluctuating environments promote evolvability by increasing phenotypic diversity in mutational neighborhoods, enabling long-term adaptation through exploration.
DOI 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1006445