Population ecologists develop theoretical and pragmatic knowledge of how and why
populations change or remain stable, how life histories evolve and devise management …

Two major developments have made it possible to use examples of ecological radiations as
model systems to understand evolution and ecology. First, the integration of quantitative …

Phenotypic responses to a novel or extreme environment are initially plastic, only later to be
followed by genetic change. Whether or not environmentally induced phenotypes are …

Identifying the genetic architecture underlying adaptive traits is exceptionally challenging in
natural populations. This is because associations between traits not only mask the targets of …

Specific ecological conditions in the high mountain environment exert a selective pressure
that often leads to convergent trait evolution. Reticulations induced by incomplete lineage …

Understanding the genetic architecture of complex traits is a major objective in biology. The
standard approach for doing so is genome-wide association studies (GWAS), which aim to …

The independent and repeated adaptation of populations to similar environments often
results in the evolution of similar forms. This phenomenon creates a strong correlation …

Parallel evolution of ecotypes occurs when selection independently drives the evolution of
similar traits across similar environments. The multiple origins of ecotypes are often inferred …

Natural selection is responsible for much of the diversity we see in nature. Just as it drives
the evolution of new traits, it can also lead to new species. However, it is unclear whether …

Adaptation to contrasting environments occurs when advantageous alleles accumulate in
each population, but it remains largely unknown whether these same advantageous alleles …