Genome-scale data and the development of novel statistical phylogenetic approaches have
greatly aided the reconstruction of a broad sketch of the tree of life and resolved many of its …

Aging is a nearly inescapable trait among organisms yet lifespan varies tremendously
across different species and spans several orders of magnitude in vertebrates alone. This …

Zoonomia is the largest comparative genomics resource for mammals produced to date. By
aligning genomes for 240 species, we identify bases that, when mutated, are likely to affect …

Pacific Ocean rockfishes (genus Sebastes) exhibit extreme variation in life span, with some
species being among the most long-lived extant vertebrates. We de novo assembled the …

A core question in evolutionary biology is whether convergent phenotypic evolution is driven
by convergent molecular changes in proteins or regulatory regions. We combined …

Patterns of diel activity—how animals allocate their activity throughout the 24-h daily cycle—
play key roles in shaping the internal physiology of an animal and its relationship with the …

Animal pigment patterns are excellent models to elucidate mechanisms of biological
organization. Although theoretical simulations, such as Turing reaction–diffusion systems …

Although lifespan in mammals varies over 100-fold, the precise evolutionary mechanisms
underlying variation in longevity remain unknown. Species-specific genetic changes have …

An important goal of evolutionary genomics is to identify genomic regions whose substitution
rates differ among lineages. For example, genomic regions experiencing accelerated …

On macroevolutionary timescales, extensive mutations and phylogenetic uncertainty mask
the signals of genotype–phenotype associations underlying convergent evolution. To …