Data that span 15 generations reveal how gene flow and selection in a subordinate mesopredator are affected by pathogen-driven declines in the population density of a top predator. This work highlights the evolutionary impacts of interspecific competition and elucidates landscape-scale effects of an indirect interaction between a pathogen and nonhost species.
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This is a summary of: Beer, M. A. et al. Disease-driven top predator decline affects mesopredator population genomic structure. Nat. Ecol. Evol. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-023-02265-9 (2024).
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Disease-driven decline in a top predator affects evolution of a competing mesopredator. Nat Ecol Evol 8, 192–193 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-023-02274-8
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