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This paper models infection dynamics of endosymbionts manipulating arthropod reproduction, showing that invasion success depends on both manipulation type and priority effects.

DateBack compiles and standardizes archaeobotanical data on date palms, revealing cultivation timelines and regional disparities in the history of date palm use.

This study tests whether post-ejaculatory sperm environment affects offspring performance beyond paternity in capelin fish, finding no such effect.

The paper shows that mutation tempo and mode affect eco-evolutionary system behavior, challenging classical population genetic assumptions through a consumer-resource model.

The paper shows that different mutational architectures producing the same M-matrix can lead to varying evolutionary outcomes like divergence and adaptation rates.

The paper examines how larval density and genotype affect accessory gland size in Drosophila melanogaster under nutrient-rich conditions, finding no effect of density but significant genetic variation.

This study assesses pyrethroid resistance in Anopheles gambiae s.l. mosquitoes across Rwanda, finding high resistance in several districts and no recovery after PBO exposure.

This study uses mathematical modeling to show that optimal cancer treatment involves intermittent dosing with lower drug concentrations and recovery periods, potentially improving efficacy over continuous regimens.

This study characterizes APOBEC5 as a novel AID/APOBEC family member in marsupials, showing it functions as an antiviral DNA mutator similar to APOBEC3 in placental mammals.

The paper examines neuroanatomical changes in Heliconius butterflies during ecological speciation, finding heritable reductions in visual brain investment at high altitudes.

This study shows that transposable elements in E. coli can evolve de-novo promoter activity through mutations, highlighting their latent cis-regulatory potential.

The paper uses methylomes to infer demographic histories in Arabidopsis thaliana and Brachypodium distachyon, finding that methylation variants reveal recent population expansions not detectable with SNPs.

The paper investigates genetic trade-offs in pathogen resistance in an insect pest, finding no strong trade-offs for fungal pathogens but diet-mediated effects altering resistance selection.

This study identifies Wnt/β-catenin signaling as a key factor in promoting posterior axial regeneration in non-regenerative tail fragments of the annelid Capitella teleta.

This study identifies population-level differences in the proteome of Schistocephalus solidus, including excretory/secretory proteins, suggesting potential adaptations to host genetic variation.

This study introduces SAASI, a method that improves ancestral state inference by accounting for sampling bias, and demonstrates its effectiveness in reconstructing H5N1 virus transmission in the US.

This study uses genome data from 35 bird species to show that long-distance migration promotes genetic diversity and spatial genetic structure due to philopatry, not dispersal.

The paper shows functional bottlenecks can arise from global epistasis with an additive trait, not requiring complex network interactions.

This study compares the visual physiology of two Australian stingless bee species, finding differences in contrast sensitivity but not spatial resolution.