The increasing affordability of sequencing and genotyping technologies has transformed the
field of molecular ecology in recent decades. By correlating marker variants with trait …

Systematic knockout studies in mice have shown that a large fraction of the gene
replacements show no lethal or other overt phenotypes. This has led to the development of …

Personality traits in animals are often measured using standardised behavioural tests for
activity, boldness/shyness, sociability, aggression and exploration. These tests are quick …

Determining the forces that shape diversity in host-associated bacterial communities is
critical to understanding the evolution and maintenance of metaorganisms. To gain deeper …

We deployed admixture mapping on a sample of 386 deer from a hybrid swarm between
native red deer (Cervus elaphus) and introduced Japanese sika (Cervus nippon) sampled in …

The de novo emergence of new transcripts has been well documented through genomic
analyses. However, a functional analysis, especially of very young protein-coding genes, is …

The tetrapod vertebrates are adapted to diverse ecological niches, which is reflected in their
anatomy. From the wings of bats to the powerful legs of kangaroos or the dexterous hands of …

The earliest fossil evidence of Homo sapiens in Africa dates to~ 300,000 years before
present, with signs of behavioral modernity appearing~ 200,000 years later. If we condense …