Sexual selection plays several intricate and complex roles in the related processes of local
adaptation and speciation. In some cases sexual selection can promote these processes …

Studies of female mate choice commonly use virgin females as test subjects, either to control
for the effects of mating or because virgin females are presumed to be more responsive to …

Ecological speciation with gene flow is widespread in nature [1], but it presents a
conundrum: how are associations between traits under divergent natural selection and traits …

Body size is a quantitative trait that is closely associated to fitness and under the control of
both genetic and environmental factors. While developmental plasticity for this and other …

Biologists have long sought to understand the processes underlying disparities in clade size
across the tree of life and the extent to which such clade size differences can be attributed to …

Manta and devil rays are an iconic group of globally distributed pelagic filter feeders, yet
their evolutionary history remains enigmatic. We employed next generation sequencing of …

Invasive species can be powerful models for studying contemporary evolution in natural
environments. As invading organisms often encounter new habitats during colonization, they …

High‐latitude lakes are particularly sensitive to the effects of global climate change,
demonstrating earlier ice breakup, longer ice‐free seasons, and increased water …

Color patterns are often linked to the behavioral and morphological characteristics of an
animal, contributing to the effectiveness of such patterns as antipredatory strategies. Species …

Parental experience alters survival-related phenotypes of offspring in both adaptive and
nonadaptive ways, yielding rapid inter-and transgenerational fitness effects. Yet, fitness …