{"id":1191,"date":"2026-08-27T17:42:20","date_gmt":"2026-08-28T00:42:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/joneslab\/?page_id=1191"},"modified":"2026-08-27T17:46:58","modified_gmt":"2026-08-28T00:46:58","slug":"bci-edge-aim-2-selection-in-action","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/joneslab\/bci-edge-aim-2-selection-in-action\/","title":{"rendered":"BCI EDGE Aim 2 \u2014 Selection in action"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-text-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-ffabee52 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"color:#ffffff;background-color:#173d2c;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\"><p class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#c8d9cf;font-size:0.8rem;letter-spacing:0.14em;text-transform:uppercase\">BCI EDGE \u00b7 Aim 2<\/p><h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color\" style=\"color:#ffffff;font-size:clamp(2.8rem, 6vw, 5rem);line-height:1.03\">Selection in action<\/h1><p class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#dce9e1;font-size:clamp(0.875rem, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 0.542), 1.2rem);line-height:1.7\">Connecting individual genomes and leaf chemistry with approximately 45 years of recruitment, growth and mortality records inside the BCI 50-hectare plot.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-a8cf6cc7 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"background-color:#f5f3ed;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\"><p class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#527563;font-size:0.8rem;letter-spacing:0.12em;text-transform:uppercase\">The question<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color\" style=\"color:#173d2c;font-size:clamp(2rem, 4vw, 3.3rem)\">Can we observe natural selection unfolding in a forest?<\/h2><p style=\"font-size:clamp(0.875rem, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 0.342), 1.08rem);line-height:1.75\">Every mapped tree has experienced a distinct neighborhood of competitors, pathogens and herbivores. Aim 2 asks whether those ecological histories leave detectable changes in genetic variation among life stages, spatial neighborhoods and recruitment cohorts.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-a8cf6cc7 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"background-color:#ffffff;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\"><p class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#527563;font-size:0.8rem;letter-spacing:0.12em;text-transform:uppercase\">The approach<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color\" style=\"color:#173d2c;font-size:clamp(2rem, 4vw, 3.3rem)\">Link genomes to individual life histories<\/h2><p style=\"font-size:clamp(0.875rem, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 0.342), 1.08rem);line-height:1.75\">50 focal species will connect genomic and chemical variation to the most detailed tropical forest demographic record available.<\/p><ul class=\"wp-block-list\" style=\"line-height:1.8\"><li>Whole-genome resequencing of mapped individuals<\/li><li>Tree-neighborhood and density-dependence models<\/li><li>Recruitment cohorts spanning multiple censuses<\/li><li>Survival, growth and mortality histories<\/li><li>Defense loci, leaf chemistry and metabolomic traits<\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-a8cf6cc7 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"background-color:#f5f3ed;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\"><p class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#527563;font-size:0.8rem;letter-spacing:0.12em;text-transform:uppercase\">Why it matters<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color\" style=\"color:#173d2c;font-size:clamp(2rem, 4vw, 3.3rem)\">A direct test of ecological selection<\/h2><p style=\"font-size:clamp(0.875rem, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 0.342), 1.08rem);line-height:1.75\">This work will reveal whether natural enemies and local neighborhoods act as selective forces\u2014and whether those forces help maintain genetic and species diversity over decades.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-0888539d wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"background-color:#e3ebe5;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\"><div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-a89b3969 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/joneslab\/research\/\" style=\"color:#ffffff;background-color:#173d2c\">BCI EDGE overview<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BCI EDGE \u00b7 Aim 2 Selection in action Connecting individual genomes and leaf chemistry with approximately 45 years of recruitment, growth and mortality records inside the BCI 50-hectare plot. The question Can we observe natural selection unfolding in a forest? Every mapped tree has experienced a distinct neighborhood of competitors, pathogens and herbivores. 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