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The paper tests the juvenile-mimicry hypothesis in swallows and martins, finding a quadratic relationship between juvenile numbers and adult-juvenile resemblance.

This study examines microbiome-virus interactions across Drosophila species, finding that specific bacterial taxa influence viral load but microbiome composition shows limited phylogenetic structuring.

LucaPhylo infers phylogenetic trees from unaligned protein sequences using hyperbolic geometry and protein language models, achieving accuracy comparable to alignment-based methods for divergent RNA viruses.

This study investigates the genomic basis of evolutionary stasis in the ancient red seaweed genus Ahnfeltia by analyzing chromosome-scale genomes and population genomics.

This study quantifies heritable variation in scototaxis among Trinidadian guppy populations and links it to predation regimes and evolutionary divergence.

The paper identifies GCR1 as the sole GPCR in vascular plants through phylogenetic and bioinformatic analysis, suggesting its role in root hair function.

This paper reevaluates the phylogeography and taxonomy of the Marbled Toad using genomic and morphological data, finding support for the current classification and a historical north-south split followed by an east-west split.

The paper uses ancient DNA from shells to analyze genetic stability and immune adaptation in black abalone post-bottleneck, finding delayed genomic erosion and rapid immune-related selection.

The paper develops a barcoded yeast collection to map genotype-phenotype relationships across genetic diversity, revealing genetic variants linked to chemical responses.

TaxonMatch integrates taxonomic data from heterogeneous databases by reconciling synonyms and resolving inconsistencies to create unified taxonomic structures.

This study maps early neurogenesis in the chaetognath Spadella cephaloptera, revealing conserved and lineage-specific patterning features of neurogenic territories across Spiralia.

This paper identifies and characterizes an allatostatin C GPCR system in Octopus vulgaris, revealing two receptors with distinct potency in response to the same peptide.

This study shows that the sea anemone Nematostella vectensis uses a synaptonemal complex with divergent and sex-specific meiotic functions, challenging assumptions about SC mechanistic homology.

The paper investigates the molecular evolution of terpene synthase genes in Fagaceae, revealing convergent evolution of isoprene synthase activity in two lineages within subgenus Quercus.

This study examines intrahost genetic variation in endosymbionts, finding lineage-specific mutational dynamics that mirror long-term evolutionary trends.

This study examines how reproductive history affects cognitive aging in women, finding that more grandchildren reduce the negative impact of having more children on cognitive performance.

The paper presents a cross-cultural meta-analysis showing female faces are consistently rated more attractive than male faces, with gender-specific and cultural influences on attractiveness judgments.

This study reconstructs the phylogeny of Cotesia wasps parasitizing Melitaeini butterflies, revealing polyphyletic origins and clarifying cryptic species relationships using multi-locus data.

The paper improves the GFmix model to better handle site-and-branch compositional heterogeneity in phylogenetic inference, showing improved accuracy in tree estimation.

The paper analyzes genetic diversity in coral reefs using genome-wide data from 2,520 individuals across 173 reefs, finding no overall temporal decline but within-reef diversity loss linked to environmental factors.