Life on the rocks: rapid adaptation in the wild. This project aims to determine the genomic parameters that facilitate rapid adaptation in the wild. Wild populations are becoming smaller and more iso

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Life on the rocks: rapid adaptation in the wild. This project aims to determine the genomic parameters that facilitate rapid adaptation in the wild. Wild populations are becoming smaller and more isolated, compromising their capacity to adapt to a changing environment. This project combines advanced genomic analysis with nearly three decades of field data on a species whose habitat drastically changes colour where land clearing occurs. Intricately camouflaged lizards become conspicuous, yet numerous independent populations appear to show adaptative colour change. The project expects to provide advancement by utilizing powerful population-level replication to determine the genomic parameters that underpin rapid adaptation, significantly benefiting the management of vulnerable biodiversity.. Scheme: Discovery Projects. Field: 3103 - Ecology. Lead: Dr Natasha LeBas