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Niche differentiation confers coexistence prior to the species boundary in an aquatic plant

The paper shows that niche differentiation enables coexistence among early diverging lineages of duckweed before speciation completes, suggesting ecological factors influence speciation.

Bulk segregant analysis reveals genomic regions associated with imidacloprid resistance in the Colorado potato beetle

The paper uses bulk segregant analysis to identify genomic regions linked to imidacloprid resistance in Colorado potato beetles and finds that RNAi reduces resistance, challenging its use for validation.

Comparative and population genomics analyses of the regulatory Transcription Factor (TF)-DNA interaction

This study uses population and comparative genomics to analyze how natural selection affects TF-DNA interaction motifs, finding purifying selection on TF-BDs and increased positive selection in species with large Ne.

Environmental fluctuations trigger faster evolution and turnover

This study uses simulations to show that environmental instability increases extinction rates and phenotypic evolution, affecting species with limited adaptability.

Advances and applications of the closest-tree algorithm and Hadamard conjugation in phylogenetic inference

This paper proves formulas for Hadamard methods in phylogenetic inference and applies them to the orchid genus Lophiarella to infer tree topology and molecular evolution model.