Articles for tag: Adirondacks, conservation biology, Invasive Species, rapid evolution, smallmouth bass

Smallmouth bass underwater with rocks

Evolution Fights Back: Adirondack Smallmouth Bass Adapt to Evade Eradication

April Joy Jovita

In a vivid example of nature adapting to human pressure, invasive smallmouth bass in New York’s Adirondack Mountains have evolved traits that help them resist long-standing removal campaigns. According to a new study in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, these fish are now growing faster and reproducing earlier, an evolutionary shift that is ...