David C. Heins

The paper shows that a few individuals with large adaptive haploblocks drive rapid adaptation of anadromous sticklebacks to freshwater in multiple lakes.

The paper shows that a few individuals with large haploblocks of adaptive alleles drove rapid freshwater adaptation in Threespine Stickleback, with inbreeding reducing genetic load.

The paper shows that freshwater threespine stickleback fish have evolved expanded copies of the MYH3C gene family, which is linked to muscle development and adaptive divergence from marine populations.