Evolutionary theory as a tool for predicting extinction risk

Austin J Gallagher¹, Neil Hammerschlag², Steven J Cooke³, Daniel P Costa⁴, Duncan J Irschick⁵

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¹ Leonard and Jayne Abess Center for Ecosystem Science and Policy, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL 33146, USA; Beneath the Waves, Inc., Syracuse, NY 13202, USA. Electronic address: gallagher.austin@gmail.com.
² Leonard and Jayne Abess Center for Ecosystem Science and Policy, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL 33146, USA; Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, University of Miami, Miami, FL 33149, USA.
³ Fish Ecology and Conservation Physiology Laboratory, Department of Biology and Institute of Environmental Science, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON K1S 5B6, Canada.
⁴ Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of California, Santa Cruz, CA 95060, USA.
⁵ Organismic and Evolutionary Biology Program, 319 Morrill Science Center, University of Massachusetts at Amherst, Amherst, MA 01003, USA; Department of Biology, 221 Morrill Science Center, University of Massachusetts at Amherst, Amherst, MA 01003, USA.

PMID: 25578283
DOI: 10.1016/j.tree.2014.12.001

Evolutionary theory as a tool for predicting extinction risk

Austin J Gallagher et al. Trends Ecol Evol. 2015 Feb.

. 2015 Feb;30(2):61-5.

doi: 10.1016/j.tree.2014.12.001. Epub 2015 Jan 9.

Authors

Austin J Gallagher¹, Neil Hammerschlag², Steven J Cooke³, Daniel P Costa⁴, Duncan J Irschick⁵

Affiliations

¹ Leonard and Jayne Abess Center for Ecosystem Science and Policy, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL 33146, USA; Beneath the Waves, Inc., Syracuse, NY 13202, USA. Electronic address: gallagher.austin@gmail.com.
² Leonard and Jayne Abess Center for Ecosystem Science and Policy, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL 33146, USA; Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, University of Miami, Miami, FL 33149, USA.
³ Fish Ecology and Conservation Physiology Laboratory, Department of Biology and Institute of Environmental Science, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON K1S 5B6, Canada.
⁴ Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of California, Santa Cruz, CA 95060, USA.
⁵ Organismic and Evolutionary Biology Program, 319 Morrill Science Center, University of Massachusetts at Amherst, Amherst, MA 01003, USA; Department of Biology, 221 Morrill Science Center, University of Massachusetts at Amherst, Amherst, MA 01003, USA.

PMID: 25578283
DOI: 10.1016/j.tree.2014.12.001

Abstract

Timely and proactive wildlife conservation requires strategies for determining which species are most at the greatest threat of extinction. Here, we suggest that evolutionary theory, particularly the concept of specialization, can be a useful tool to inform such assessments and may greatly aid in our ability to predict the vulnerabilities of species to anthropogenic impacts.

Keywords: conservation; ecology; extinction; physiology; plasticity; specialization.

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A downside of diversity? A response to Gallagher et al.
Stroud JT, Feeley KJ. Stroud JT, et al. Trends Ecol Evol. 2015 Jun;30(6):296-7. doi: 10.1016/j.tree.2015.02.005. Epub 2015 Mar 13. Trends Ecol Evol. 2015. PMID: 25776762 No abstract available.
One size does not always fit all: a reply to Stroud and Feeley.
Gallagher AJ, Hammerschlag N, Cooke SJ, Costa DP, Irschick DJ. Gallagher AJ, et al. Trends Ecol Evol. 2015 Jun;30(6):297-8. doi: 10.1016/j.tree.2015.03.011. Epub 2015 Apr 2. Trends Ecol Evol. 2015. PMID: 25843272 No abstract available.

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