Speciation, the evolution of reproductive isolation among populations, is continuous,
complex, and involves multiple, interacting barriers. Until it is complete, the effects of this …

As populations diverge, genetic differences accumulate across the genome. Spurred by
rapid developments in sequencing technology, genome-wide population surveys of natural …

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 …

Understanding how and why populations evolve is of fundamental importance to molecular
ecology. Restriction site‐associated DNA sequencing (RAD seq), a popular reduced …

Identifying genomic regions with unusually high local haplotype homozygosity represents a
powerful strategy to characterize candidate genes responding to natural or artificial positive …

Ecological speciation is the process by which reproductively isolated populations emerge as
a consequence of divergent natural or ecologically-mediated sexual selection. Most …

Global warming is increasingly exacerbating biodiversity loss. Populations locally adapted
to spatially heterogeneous environments may respond differentially to climate change, but …

The repeated adaptation of oceanic threespine sticklebacks to fresh water has made it a
premier organism to study parallel evolution. These small fish have multiple distinct …

Uncovering the genetic basis of species diversification is a central goal in evolutionary
biology. Yet, the link between the accumulation of genomic changes during population …

Recently, Lowry et al. addressed the ability of RADseq approaches to detect loci under
selection in genome scans. While the authors raise important considerations, such as …