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This study investigates whether Drosophila melanogaster uses kin-based social information to guide oviposition decisions, finding that females prefer substrates associated with kin over those with unrelated conspecifics.

The paper compares amino acid outsourcing in animals and predatory bacteria, finding convergence in energy-driven selection for AA auxotrophies in Bdellovibrionota but not in Myxococcota.

This study shows that despite strong reproductive barriers, gene flow is pervasive between closely related swordtail fish species through hybridization and genetic incompatibilities.

The paper shows that eusocial reproduction strategies select for longer lifespans by altering the dynamics of mortality selection.

This study shows that life history evolution interacts with natural selection to promote ecological diversification through feedback mechanisms.

This study tracks long-term SARS-CoV-2 evolution in an immunocompromised patient, identifying mutations and recombination events that drive viral adaptation.

This study analyzes the spread of H5 avian influenza in high-density poultry farms using phylogeographic tools, identifying key factors driving transmission and control thresholds.

This study investigates factors driving speciation in midwife toads, finding that genomic divergence initially drives reproductive isolation, while phenotypic and environmental factors play a secondary role.

The paper identifies genes under positive selection in desert tortoises linked to reproductive isolation mechanisms and environmental adaptation.

This study develops and compares three novel landscape phylogeographic methods to assess environmental impacts on viral spread, providing guidelines for their use and open-source tools for viral epidemiology research.

The paper uses sea star ovaries to identify conserved ovarian cell types and an endocrine system, suggesting pre-chordate origins of these features in vertebrates.

This study examines how selection for predatory behavior in bank voles affects stress response, finding altered HPA axis regulation in females.

This study uses deep mutational scanning to analyze how mutations in the Nipah virus receptor-binding protein affect function, receptor binding, and antibody escape, revealing constrained regions and limited antigenic variation in natural strains.

This study examines the evolutionary responses and genomic consequences of polyploidization in natural populations of Orychophragmus, revealing increased genetic load and altered gene expression in tetraploids.

This study investigates how diet and the vgll3 gene affect maturation in female Atlantic salmon, finding genetic and environmental interactions influence age at maturity.

This paper uses a Linear Logic framework to model prebiotic biochemical pathways, showing RNA synthesis is sensitive to environmental changes while DNA formation is more resilient.

This study evaluates how reference genome selection affects variant calling in phylogenomic analyses and recommends self-referenced variant calling for improved accuracy.

The paper investigates the evolution of epigenetic regulatory networks in land plants by analyzing epigenomes across the green lineage and identifying the role of PRC2 in gene silencing and network formation.

The paper develops a model to analyze Hill-Robertson interference in non-recombining genomes, showing accurate approximations for mutation frequencies and genetic diversity.

This study examines how Heliconiini caterpillars adapt to hooked trichomes on Passiflora adenopoda leaves, finding that some species have thicker, more puncture-resistant cuticles and post-ingestive adaptations.