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  text: We know that heritable variation is abundant, and that selection causes all
    but the smallest populations to rapidly shift beyond their original trait distribution.
    So then, what limits the range of a species? There are physical constraints and
    also population genetic limits to the effectiveness of selection, ultimately set
    by population size. Global adaptation, where the same genotype is favoured over
    the whole range, is most efficient when based on a multitude of weakly selected
    alleles and is effective even when local demes are small, provided that there
    is some gene flow. In contrast, local adaptation is sensitive to gene flow and
    may require alleles with substantial effect. How can populations combine the advantages
    of large effective size with the ability to specialise into local niches? To what
    extent does reproductive isolation help resolve this tension? I address these
    questions using eco-evolutionary models of polygenic adaptation, contrasting discrete
    demes with continuousspace.
acknowledgement: This work was supported by a grant from the ERC, 101055327, “HaplotypeStructure”.
  I thank Himani Sachdeva, Michal Hledik, Jitka Polechova, and the reviewers for their
  helpful comments.
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author:
- first_name: Nicholas H
  full_name: Barton, Nicholas H
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  last_name: Barton
  orcid: 0000-0002-8548-5240
citation:
  ama: 'Barton NH. Limits to species’ range: The tension between local and global
    adaptation. <i>Journal of Evolutionary Biology</i>. 2024;37(6):605-615. doi:<a
    href="https://doi.org/10.1093/jeb/voae052">10.1093/jeb/voae052</a>'
  apa: 'Barton, N. H. (2024). Limits to species’ range: The tension between local
    and global adaptation. <i>Journal of Evolutionary Biology</i>. Oxford University
    Press. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1093/jeb/voae052">https://doi.org/10.1093/jeb/voae052</a>'
  chicago: 'Barton, Nicholas H. “Limits to Species’ Range: The Tension between Local
    and Global Adaptation.” <i>Journal of Evolutionary Biology</i>. Oxford University
    Press, 2024. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1093/jeb/voae052">https://doi.org/10.1093/jeb/voae052</a>.'
  ieee: 'N. H. Barton, “Limits to species’ range: The tension between local and global
    adaptation,” <i>Journal of Evolutionary Biology</i>, vol. 37, no. 6. Oxford University
    Press, pp. 605–615, 2024.'
  ista: 'Barton NH. 2024. Limits to species’ range: The tension between local and
    global adaptation. Journal of Evolutionary Biology. 37(6), 605–615.'
  mla: 'Barton, Nicholas H. “Limits to Species’ Range: The Tension between Local and
    Global Adaptation.” <i>Journal of Evolutionary Biology</i>, vol. 37, no. 6, Oxford
    University Press, 2024, pp. 605–15, doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1093/jeb/voae052">10.1093/jeb/voae052</a>.'
  short: N.H. Barton, Journal of Evolutionary Biology 37 (2024) 605–615.
corr_author: '1'
date_created: 2024-07-14T22:01:12Z
date_published: 2024-06-01T00:00:00Z
date_updated: 2025-09-08T08:08:41Z
day: '01'
ddc:
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department:
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doi: 10.1093/jeb/voae052
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title: 'Limits to species'' range: The tension between local and global adaptation'
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