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Sara Williams

Vanderbilt University

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Evolutionary BiologyEvolution LettersPeer-reviewedNov 21, 2025

Historical Contingency Limits Adaptive Diversification in a Spatially Structured Environment

Gillian Patton, John C. Meraz, Michelle Yin…·Megan G. Behringer

This study shows that initial mutations can constrain adaptive diversification in structured environments, highlighting the role of genotype-by-environment interactions in evolutionary outcomes.

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E. coliexperimental assay

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