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This study infers the demographic history of aye-ayes using genomic data, finding two population size reductions linked to human arrival and habitat loss.

This study presents six high-quality amoeba genomes to analyze codon usage patterns and their relationship with giant virus host range, finding codon usage mismatch is common and poor predictor of infection.

The paper uses low-cost DNA extraction and Ultraconserved Elements to generate a phylogenetic tree of rare dung beetles from museum specimens, revealing reclassification of a genus.

This study uses genome-level data to resolve the phylogenetic relationships and evolutionary history of planthoppers, identifying new taxonomic placements and dating the origin of the group to the Permian period.

This study investigates the diversification patterns of Melanastera, a Neotropical psyllid genus, using molecular phylogenetic data to link diversification to host shifts and biogeographic events.

The paper compares speciation times for mating cues under allopatry and parapatry, finding that parapatric speciation can explain the rapid evolution of species-specific traits like songs or plumage coloration.

The study investigates male mate choice in Bradysia coprophila, finding males prefer females that produce male offspring despite genetic differences, suggesting possible misperception or female concealment of sex-determining traits.

This study maps the adaptive landscape of bacterial TetR TFBSs using an in vivo reporter assay, revealing a rugged yet navigable landscape with many high peaks accessible through evolution.

The paper characterizes lamprey retinal cell types using single-cell RNA-seq and compares them to jawed vertebrates, finding conserved and divergent cell types and regulatory elements.

This study investigates whether ancient human fires influenced the evolution of diurnal and nocturnal lineages in Mediterranean geckos by analyzing melanin levels, mitochondrial genomes, and prey availability.

This paper introduces a new metric, edge flip fraction, to compare fitness landscapes and shows it predicts evolutionary trajectories and drug sequence optimality.

This study investigates the role of ocean currents in long-distance seed dispersal for Canavalia rosea, finding that oceanic dispersal drives its global distribution despite continental barriers.

The paper analyzes the evolutionary dynamics of RuBisCO, showing how the small subunit influenced the enzyme's conformational flexibility and response to atmospheric changes.

This study shows that undefended poison frogs accumulate low levels of alkaloids from their diet, suggesting passive accumulation as an intermediate step in the evolution of chemical defenses.

This paper introduces wQFM-TREE, a method for species tree inference that improves accuracy and scalability over existing methods like ASTRAL and wQFM.

The paper identifies polygenic resistance mechanisms to Bt crops in Helicoverpa zea, highlighting gene copy number variation and trypsin gene upregulation as key factors.

The paper estimates the proportion of beneficial mutations in mammals that are not adaptive, finding they account for 15-45% of all beneficial mutations in 24 of 28 populations.

This study introduces a non-destructive method using a printable tray to capture high-resolution dental traits in vertebrates, enabling in-vivo and museum specimen analysis.

The paper introduces a new model to analyze how dysploidy affects diversification in plants, finding two distinct modes of chromosomal evolution and speciation in Carex.

This study shows that evolving genetic variance and network architecture enhance resilience of plant-pollinator networks to temperature shifts by promoting faster adaptation and reducing trait lag.