Unraveling the genetic basis of organismal form and function remains one of the major goals
of evolutionary biology. Theory has long supported a model of polygenic evolution in which …

The search for the alleles that matter, the quantitative trait nucleotides (QTNs) that underlie
heritable variation within populations and divergence among them, is a popular pursuit. But …

Over the past few years several methodological and data-driven advances have greatly
improved our ability to robustly detect genomic signatures of selection in humans. New …

Breeding for climate resilience is currently an important goal for sustainable livestock
production. Local adaptations exhibited by indigenous livestock allow investigating the …

Adaptation lies at the heart of Darwinian evolution. Accordingly, numerous studies have tried
to provide a formal framework for the description of the adaptive process. Of these, two …

Analyses of genetic variation in many taxa have established that neutral genetic diversity is
shaped by natural selection at linked sites. Whether the mode of selection is primarily the …

Fisher's geometric model has been widely used to study the effects of pleiotropy and
organismic complexity on phenotypic adaptation. Here, we study a version of Fisher's model …

Unraveling the genetic architecture of adaptive phenotypic divergence is a fundamental
quest in evolutionary biology. In Drosophila melanogaster, high-altitude melanism has …

Rapid phenotypic adaptation is widespread in nature, but the underlying genetic dynamics
remain controversial. Whereas population genetics envisages sequential beneficial …

Plants adapted to challenging environments offer fascinating models of evolutionary
change. Importantly, they also give information to meet our pressing need to develop …