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Population genetic theory predicts that adaptation in novel environments is enhanced by genetic variation for fitness. However, theory also predicts that under strong selection, demographic stochasticity can drive populations to extinction before they can adapt. We exposed wheat‐adapted populations of the flour beetle (Tribolium castaneum) to a novel suboptimal corn resource, to test the effects of...