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  • Evolutionary biology
  • Conservation biology
  • Genetics

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  • Species face unprecedented environmental disruption, including climate change and mass extinction.
  • Understanding adaptation mechanisms is crucial for biodiversity preservation.
  • Adaptive introgression, the transfer of beneficial genetic variation between species, is a proposed mechanism for rapid adaptation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review the evidence for adaptive introgression as a driver of climate adaptation.
  • To assess the current understanding and methodological approaches for studying adaptive introgression.
  • To identify research gaps and propose future directions.

Main Methods:

  • Review of classical and recent methods for detecting introgression and selection.
  • Analysis of approximately 20 published studies linking introgression to climate adaptation.
  • Evaluation of taxonomic, geographic, and climate diversity in studied cases.

Main Results:

  • Evidence suggests adaptive introgression played a role in adaptation to past climate oscillations (e.g., late Pleistocene).
  • A significant gap exists between the theoretical importance of adaptive introgression and the number of functionally validated examples.
  • Most studies focus on past climate adaptation rather than contemporary challenges.

Conclusions:

  • Adaptive introgression is a plausible, yet under-documented, mechanism for species adaptation to environmental change.
  • Further research is needed to functionally and ecologically validate adaptive introgression examples.
  • Addressing this knowledge gap is critical for predicting adaptive potential under climate change and informing conservation strategies.