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This paper models the evolution of mutual dependence and reproductive cohesion in endosymbioses, showing how population dynamics and asymmetries affect the transition to collective survival.

The paper rebuts a critique by showing that re-analyzed data supports the original findings that the transmissible cancer in Tasmanian devils has transitioned to endemism.

The paper tests how changing mutation bias affects the distribution of fitness effects in E. coli, finding that reversing the mutation bias increases the proportion of beneficial mutations.

This study investigates how plasmid copy number and mutation rate affect evolutionary outcomes using the OrthoRep system, finding that low copy number accelerates beneficial allele enrichment while high copy number increases robustness and hitchhiking of deleterious mutations.

The paper identifies sex-biased odorant receptor expression in the common eastern firefly, suggesting a role in mating signals despite its reliance on visual flashing.

This study investigates the evolution of vascular variants in Paullinieae lianas, finding that while these traits are diverse and recurrent, they do not drive diversification, which instead correlates with climbing habits, tendrils, and zygomorphic flowers.

This study uses population genomic data to trace the evolutionary history of giant mice on the Faroe Islands, revealing hybrid origins, Viking-era colonization, and challenges in identifying genes under selection.

This study examines how developmental and adult diets affect life-history traits in Drosophila melanogaster, showing diet-induced plasticity and context-dependent trait associations.

The paper challenges the thermal melanism hypothesis by showing that transparent wings in Ithomiini butterflies are less efficient at absorbing light and heat, and that transparency increases with altitude, contrary to the hypothesis prediction.

This study examines shedding dynamics of multiple pathogens in bats, finding high prevalence and co-shedding, with patterns influenced by age and reproductive periods.

The paper conducts a genomic and phylogenetic analysis of the SELMA complex in CASH lineages to infer the evolutionary history of secondary red plastids.

This study examines how heritable and environmental factors influence innate immunity in threespine stickleback across different populations and tank environments.

This paper introduces MLRE, a maximum-likelihood method for species tree reconstruction using low-homoplasy markers, showing improved performance on simulated data and better agreement with published Neoaves phylogenies.

This study uses metabolomic profiling to analyze glyphosate resistance evolution in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii, revealing metabolic changes and fitness trade-offs associated with resistance.

The paper quantifies the contribution of epigenetic variation to evolution in crows using methylome and genome data, finding that methylation variation is largely determined by genomic properties and ontogeny, with limited environmental influence.

The paper validates candidate genes for thermal adaptation in Drosophila subobscura using RT-qPCR, finding that 33.3% of tested genes showed consistent expression patterns with RNA-seq results, highlighting the importance of effect size over expression level.

The paper uses RAPD analysis to study genetic variation in the invasive fall webworm Hyphantria cunea in Japan, finding two major genetic clusters corresponding to coastal regions.

This study identifies convergent genetic adaptations to serpentine soil in two Alyssum species and compares them to Arabidopsis arenosa to find shared pathways.

This paper presents a unified theory explaining the evolution of sex chromosomes and the two rules of speciation by showing that Haldane's rule and the large X effect arise from gene expression misregulation in hybrid offspring.

The paper investigates how body size and fitness respond to temperature in rotifers, finding that the Temperature-Size Rule operates within a specific thermal range and is influenced by genetic composition.