{"id":17257,"date":"2022-01-20T13:20:35","date_gmt":"2022-01-20T13:20:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.innovationnewsnetwork.com\/?p=17257"},"modified":"2022-01-20T13:20:35","modified_gmt":"2022-01-20T13:20:35","slug":"scientists-reveal-patterns-contemporary-evolution-theory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.innovationnewsnetwork.com\/scientists-reveal-patterns-contemporary-evolution-theory\/17257\/","title":{"rendered":"Scientists reveal patterns in contemporary evolution theory"},"content":{"rendered":"
A new global dataset gathered by researchers has uncovered the various factors that have influenced the contemporary evolution theory such as, human disturbances and pollution.<\/h2>\n
What is the purpose of the global dataset?<\/h3>\n
Wild populations must constantly adapt to environmental fluctuations or risk extinction. For more than fifty years, scientists have described instances of \u2018rapid evolution\u2019 in specific populations as their traits (or phenotypes) change in response to varying stressors.<\/p>\n
For example, Spanish clover has acquired a tolerance for copper from the mine tailings in which it grows, and the horn size of Alberta bighorn sheep has declined due to trophy hunting.<\/p>\n