M. Vrtilek

Environment and sex control lifespan and telomere length in wild-derived African killifish

The paper examines the relationship between telomere length, lifespan, and environmental factors in African killifish, finding sex-based differences and environmental influences on telomere length.

Phylogenetically conserved peritoneal fibrosis response to an immunologic adjuvant in ray-finned fishes

The paper investigates whether peritoneal fibrosis in sticklebacks is a conserved immune response or a derived trait, finding it is a common, deeply conserved fish response co-opted by sticklebacks against a parasite.

Egg size does not universally predict embryonic resources and hatchling size across annual killifish species

The paper examines species-specific allometries between egg area and egg content parameters in annual killifish, finding that egg area predicts wet weight but varies in its explanatory power across species.

The role of maternal effects on offspring performance in familiar and novel environments

This study tests maternal effects on offspring performance in seed beetles across familiar and novel environments, finding small maternal effects and no significant genotype-by-environment interactions.