Weak gene–gene interaction facilitates the evolution of gene expression plasticity

HC Kuo, CT Yao, BY Liao, MP Weng, F Dong, YC Hsu… - BMC biology, 2023 - Springer
Background Individual organisms may exhibit phenotypic plasticity when they acclimate to
different conditions. Such plastic responses may facilitate or constrain the adaptation of their …

Extra‐pair paternity and sexual dimorphism in birds

M Valcu, C Valcu, B Kempenaers - Journal of Evolutionary …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Differences in the strength of sexual selection between males and females can lead to
sexual dimorphism. Extra‐pair paternity (EPP) can increase the variance in male …

Genomic architecture underlying morphological and physiological adaptation to high elevation in a songbird

CW Lu, ST Huang, SJ Cheng, CT Lin, YC Hsu… - Molecular …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Organisms often acquire physiological and morphological modifications to conquer
ecological challenges when colonizing new environments which lead to their adaptive …