An area of great interest in evolutionary genomics is whether convergently evolved traits are
the result of convergent molecular mechanisms. The presence of queen and worker castes …

By using multiple molecular markers and employing several methods of tree reconstruction
and character optimization, we demonstrated that the ancestral phasmid is reconstructed …

Speciation can involve a transition from a few genetic loci that are resistant to gene flow to
genome-wide differentiation. However, only limited data exist concerning this transition and …

The evolution of powered flight is a major innovation that has facilitated the success of
insects. Previously, studies of birds, bats, and insects have detected molecular signatures of …

This article derives from a society-wide symposium organized by Timothy Bradley and
Adriana Briscoe and presented at the 2009 annual meeting of the Society for Integrative and …

Highlights•Understanding mechanisms of rapid evolution will improve our ability to manage
insect pests.•Spatial population genomics provides power to detect adaptation from standing …

Background Skewed body size distributions and the high relative richness of small-bodied
taxa are a fundamental property of a wide range of animal clades. The evolutionary …

Parallel evolution is the independent appearance of similar derived phenotypes from similar
ancestral forms. It is of key importance in the debate over whether evolution is stochastic and …

The loss of flight ability has occurred thousands of times independently during insect
evolution. Flight loss may be linked to higher molecular evolutionary rates because of …

Phylogeography contributes to our knowledge of regional biotas by integrating spatial and
genetic information. In New Zealand, comprising two main islands and hundreds of smaller …