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The paper investigates DNA methylation patterns in a bird hybrid zone, finding that methylation largely reflects genetic variation and shows limited divergence between species.

This paper shows that the DeltaK method for selecting K in ADMIXTURE can be inconsistent, often favoring K=2 even when more substructure exists.

This study uses artificial selection in Drosophila to examine copper resistance and its off-target effects on other traits, finding increased resistance to copper and non-essential metals with associated costs.

The paper compares Neanderthal introgression maps from 12 algorithms, finding core agreement but substantial heterogeneity, and recommends using multiple maps for robust conclusions.

This study investigates how Pleistocene sea-level changes influenced the genetic structure of cockroaches across Lord Howe Island, finding evidence of past land bridges and genetic isolation.

The paper investigates the evolutionary history and population genetics of Plasmodium vivax and Plasmodium simium in Latin America, revealing host shifts and genetic exchanges between the species.

This paper introduces ghostbuster, a statistical test to detect ghost lineage introgression in genomic data, showing it accurately identifies such events in simulations and corrects a previously misinterpreted introgression in Brassicaceae.

This study analyzes the evolution of Drosophila circadian clock proteins across 65 species, finding high divergence in some genes and no strong constraints on their evolution.

This study uses genomic data from Drosophila melanogaster to show how fitness trade-offs manifest under fluctuating selection, identifying genomic regions linked to reproduction and stress tolerance.

This study analyzes globin gene evolution in cartilaginous fish using genomic and transcriptomic data, revealing gene loss, retention, and expression patterns compared to bony vertebrates.

This paper resolves the genetic lineage of California bighorn sheep using high-throughput sequencing, confirming its distinctiveness and informing conservation strategies.

The study uses an evolutionary game model and rural Chinese family data to show that kin selection influences family size by adjusting co-resident members to maintain relatedness and inclusive fitness.

The paper compares transcriptional architectures of CAM in two Tillandsia species, finding divergent gene expression patterns despite shared core CAM genes.

This study identifies molecular and genetic features underlying stress resistance in the extremotolerant yeast Kluyveromyces marxianus through omic profiling and evolutionary analysis.

The paper analyzes tRNA allelic variation in C. elegans to model how transcription-associated mutagenesis (TAM) influences tRNA microevolution and structural stability.

The paper assesses hybridization between Leuciscidae minnow species and finds widespread hybridization influenced by land use and environmental factors.

The paper tests the nearly-neutral theory across 144 placental mammal genomes, showing correlations between genetic diversity, life-history traits, and selection efficacy at both micro- and macro-evolutionary scales.

The paper examines inner ear morphogenesis across 12 vertebrate species, finding that divergent mechanical processes in tissue expansion are coordinated with developmental tempo to maintain conserved morphology.

The paper surveys Caenorhabditis nematodes on Pohnpei, finds new species, and uses phylogenetics to infer that the Elegans Supergroup originated in the Americas and diversified in the Pacific before reaching Asia.

The paper examines how admixture affects DNA methylation genetic architecture in a wild primate hybrid zone, finding that admixture increases methylation variance and alters enhancer activity.