Reconstructing the tree of life remains a central goal in biology. Early methods, which relied
on small numbers of morphological or genetic characters, often yielded conflicting …

Engineered gene drives, which bias their own inheritance to increase in frequency in target
populations, are being developed to control mosquito malaria vectors. Such mosquitoes can …

Admixture between species is a cause for concern in wildlife management. Canids are
particularly vulnerable to interspecific hybridisation, and genetic admixture has shaped their …

The endpoint of speciation has been viewed as complete isolation and the absence of gene
flow between species. If the influx of genes from another species is maladaptive because …

Hybridization is widespread and constitutes an important source of genetic variability and
evolution. In animals, its role in generating novel and independent lineages (hybrid …

Hybridization, or interbreeding between different taxa, was traditionally considered to be
rare and to have a largely detrimental impact on biodiversity, sometimes leading to the …

Abstract The Journal of Human Evolution (JHE) was founded 50 years ago when much of
the foundation for how we think about human evolution was in place or being put in place …

Freshwater bivalves are key faunal elements of aquatic ecosystems. Native species declines
are paralleled by increasing distribution and abundances of non-native species. Appropriate …

Under the ecological speciation model, divergent selection acts on ecological differences
between populations, gradually creating barriers to gene flow and ultimately leading to …

Highlights•There is an increase in climate-induced hybridization among
insects.•Introgression seems to be the most common hybridization outcome in insects.•Long …