Evolutionary home advantage: Field experiment reveals adaptation to be surprisingly local

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What happened

A research team from the University of Bern has shown in a large-scale field experiment that populations of the same fish species can be much more fine-tuned to their local environments than previously thought.

Key facts

  • Reported by Phys.org and published Mon, 14 Sep 2026 14:40:04 UTC.

Why it matters

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