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Immigration drives evolutionary change in wild great tits
Original: Immigration Holds the Key to Evolutionary Stasis and Change in Wild Great Tits
New research on wild great tits indicates that incoming immigrants play a decisive role in whether populations remain evolutionarily stable or change over time. By continually introducing new genetic material, immigration can counteract local evolutionary shifts, helping explain why some wild populations appear static across generations while others evolve. The findings offer insight into how gene flow shapes adaptation in natural environments.
Why now: Fresh research offering a new explanation for evolutionary stasis in wild bird populations is drawing scientific and public interest.
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