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Cytoplasmic incompatibility in hybrid zones: infection dynamics and resistance evolution
Cytoplasmic incompatibility in hybrid zones: infection dynamics and resistance evolution
Abstract Cytoplasmic incompatibility is an endosymbiont-induced mating incompatibility common in arthropods. Unidirectiona...
Avoiding the tragedy of the commons: Improved group‐feeding performance in kin groups maintains foraging cooperation in subsocial Stegodyphus africanus spiders (Araneae, Eresidae)
Avoiding the tragedy of the commons: Improved group‐feeding performance in kin groups maintains foraging cooperation in subsocial Stegodyphus africanus spiders (Araneae, Eresidae)
Abstract Cooperation involving shared-resource systems is prone to ‘the tragedy of the commons’, where indiv...
Evolutionary trade‐off between male colouration and feather moult extent also indirectly determines female moult
Evolutionary trade‐off between male colouration and feather moult extent also indirectly determines female moult
ABSTRACT Males and females are often influenced by different selective forces, frequently resulting in diverging phenotype...
The following article for this Special Issue were previously published and can be found in its respective issue online
The following article for this Special Issue were previously published and can be found in its respective issue online
Diversity in CRISPR-based immunity protects susceptible genotypes by restricting phage spread and evolution (33.8) https:/...
Evidence from automixis with inverted meiosis for the maintenance of sex by loss of complementation
Evidence from automixis with inverted meiosis for the maintenance of sex by loss of complementation
Abstract The adaptive value of sexual reproduction is still debated. A short-term disadvantage of asexual reproduction is ...
Ecological fitting is the forerunner to diversification in a plant virus with broad host range
Ecological fitting is the forerunner to diversification in a plant virus with broad host range
Abstract The evolution and diversification of ssRNA plant viruses are often examined under reductionist conditions that ig...
A comment on The adaptive value of gluttony: predators mediate the life history trade‐offs of satiation threshold by Pruitt & Krauel (2010)
A comment on The adaptive value of gluttony: predators mediate the life history trade‐offs of satiation threshold by Pruitt & Krauel (2010)
Abstract Inspection of the data that accompany Pruitt and Krauel's study of individual variation in satiation threshold an...
Response to: A comment on The adaptive value of gluttony: Predators mediate the life history trade‐offs of satiation threshold by Pruitt and Krauel (2010) by Postma et al. (2021)
Response to: A comment on The adaptive value of gluttony: Predators mediate the life history trade‐offs of satiation threshold by Pruitt and Krauel (2010) by Postma et al. (2021)
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Comment on Pruitt & Krauel 2010 by JEB EiC
Comment on Pruitt & Krauel 2010 by JEB EiC
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Can we eradicate viral pathogens?
Can we eradicate viral pathogens?
Paul E. Turner Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Yale University,...
Non‐reproducible signals of adaptation to elevation between open and understorey microhabitats in Snapdragon plants
Non‐reproducible signals of adaptation to elevation between open and understorey microhabitats in Snapdragon plants
Abstract Experimental studies on local adaptation rarely investigate how different environmental variables might modify si...
Evolution of antagonistic and mutualistic traits in the yucca‐yucca moth obligate pollination mutualism
Evolution of antagonistic and mutualistic traits in the yucca‐yucca moth obligate pollination mutualism
Abstract Species interactions shape the evolution of traits, life histories and the pattern of speciation. What is less cl...
Causes and consequences of variation in development time in a field cricket
Causes and consequences of variation in development time in a field cricket
Abstract Variation in development time can affect life history traits that contribute to fitness. In Gryllus vocalis, a no...
Reconstruction of evolutionary changes in fat and toxin consumption reveals associations with gene losses in mammals: a case study for the lipase inhibitor PNLIPRP1 and the xenobiotic receptor NR1I3.
Reconstruction of evolutionary changes in fat and toxin consumption reveals associations with gene losses in mammals: a case study for the lipase inhibitor PNLIPRP1 and the xenobiotic receptor NR1I3.
Abstract The inactivation of ancestral protein-coding genes (gene loss) can be associated with phenotypic modifications. W...
The evolution of antagonistic and mutualistic traits in the yucca‐yucca moth obligate pollination mutualism
The evolution of antagonistic and mutualistic traits in the yucca‐yucca moth obligate pollination mutualism
Abstract Species interactions shape the evolution of traits, life histories, and the pattern of speciation. What is less c...
Mutation accumulation in inbreeding populations under evolution of the selfing rate
Mutation accumulation in inbreeding populations under evolution of the selfing rate
Abstract It is theoretically established that self-fertilization can facilitate mutation accumulation, thus increasing ext...
Indications for rapid evolution of trait means and thermal plasticity in range‐expanding populations of a butterfly
Indications for rapid evolution of trait means and thermal plasticity in range‐expanding populations of a butterfly
Abstract Currently, poleward range expansions are observed in many taxa, often in response to anthropogenic climate change...
A tangled web: comparing inter‐ and intraspecific mating dynamics in Anasa squash bugs
A tangled web: comparing inter‐ and intraspecific mating dynamics in Anasa squash bugs
Abstract Reproductive interference, reproductive interactions between heterospecific individuals including mating, is comm...
Advantages of Laboratory Natural Selection in the Applied Sciences
Advantages of Laboratory Natural Selection in the Applied Sciences
Abstract In the past three decades laboratory natural selection has become a widely used technique in biological research....
Moderate evidence for heritability in the duet contributions of a South American primate
Moderate evidence for heritability in the duet contributions of a South American primate
Abstract Acoustic signals are ubiquitous across mammalian taxa. They serve a myriad of functions related to the formation ...
Negative body size‐dependent resource allocation underlies conspicuous sexual ornaments in a territorial damselfly
Negative body size‐dependent resource allocation underlies conspicuous sexual ornaments in a territorial damselfly
Abstract Sexual ornaments, signaling individual quality to choosy females or rival males, often show steeper body size sca...
Phylogeography of Artemisia frigida (Anthemideae, Asteraceae) based on Genotyping‐by‐Sequencing and Plastid DNA Data: Migration through Beringia
Phylogeography of Artemisia frigida (Anthemideae, Asteraceae) based on Genotyping‐by‐Sequencing and Plastid DNA Data: Migration through Beringia
Abstract Artemisia frigida is a temperate grassland species that has the largest natural range among its genus, with occur...
Consumers’ active choice behaviour promotes coevolutionary units in antagonistic networks
Consumers’ active choice behaviour promotes coevolutionary units in antagonistic networks
Abstract Individual behaviour and local context can influence the evolution of ecological interactions and how they struct...
Life History, Mating Dynamics, and The Origin of Parental Care
Life History, Mating Dynamics, and The Origin of Parental Care
Abstract Parental care, mating dynamics, and life history co-evolve. Understanding the diversity of reproductive patterns ...
Consumers’ active choice behavior promotes coevolutionary units in antagonistic networks
Consumers’ active choice behavior promotes coevolutionary units in antagonistic networks
Abstract Individual behavior and local context can influence the evolution of ecological interactions and how they structu...
Simultaneous evolution of host resistance and tolerance to parasitism
Simultaneous evolution of host resistance and tolerance to parasitism
Abstract Tolerance and resistance are two modes of defense mechanisms used by hosts when faced with parasites. Here we ass...
Strong genotype‐by‐genotype interactions between aphid‐defensive symbionts and parasitoids persist across different biotic environments
Strong genotype‐by‐genotype interactions between aphid‐defensive symbionts and parasitoids persist across different biotic environments
Abstract The dynamics of coevolution between hosts and parasites are influenced by their genetic interactions. Highly spec...
Molecular evolution and convergence of the rhodopsin gene in Gymnogobius, a goby group having diverged into coastal to freshwater habitats
Molecular evolution and convergence of the rhodopsin gene in Gymnogobius, a goby group having diverged into coastal to freshwater habitats
Abstract Adaptive evolution of vision-related genes has been frequently observed in the process of invasion of new environ...
The tarnished silver spoon? Trade‐off between prenatal growth and telomere length in wild boar
The tarnished silver spoon? Trade‐off between prenatal growth and telomere length in wild boar
Abstract Life history theory predicts a trade-off between growth rates and lifespan, which is reflected by telomere length...
Axes of multivariate sexual signal divergence among incipient species: concordance with selection, genetic variation, and phenotypic plasticity
Axes of multivariate sexual signal divergence among incipient species: concordance with selection, genetic variation, and phenotypic plasticity
Abstract Sexual signaling traits are often observed to diverge rapidly among populations, thereby playing a potentially ke...
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