In experimental evolution, laboratory-controlled conditions select for the adaptation of
species, which can be monitored in real time. Despite the current popularity of such …

Fungi share a diverse co-evolutionary history with animals, especially arthropods. In this
review, we focus on the role of secondary metabolism in driving antagonistic arthropod …

In recent years, scientists have realized that evolution can occur on timescales much shorter
than the" long lapse of ages" emphasized by Darwin—in fact, evolutionary change is …

Epistatic interactions between mutations play a prominent role in evolutionary theories.
Many studies have found that epistasis is widespread, but they have rarely considered …

Microbial ecology is the study of interactions among microbes in natural environments and
their roles in biogeochemical cycles, food web dynamics, and the evolution of life. Microbes …

The concept of a fitness landscape is a powerful metaphor that offers insight into various
aspects of evolutionary processes and guidance for the study of evolution. Until recently …

Evolutionary principles are now routinely incorporated into medicine and agriculture.
Examples include the design of treatments that slow the evolution of resistance by weeds …

In order to characterize the dynamics of adaptation, it is important to be able to quantify how
a population's mean fitness changes over time. Such measurements are especially …

Fungi are ideal model organisms for dissecting the genomic bases of adaptive divergence in
eukaryotes. They have simple morphologies and small genomes, occupy contrasting, well …

Despite efforts from a range of disciplines, our ability to predict and combat the evolution of
antibiotic resistance in pathogenic bacteria is limited. This is because resistance evolution …