Recombination is a key molecular mechanism that has profound implications on both micro-
and macroevolutionary processes. However, the determinants of recombination rate …

Abstract Characterization of gene family expansions and crossing over is crucial for
understanding how organisms adapt to the environment. Here, we develop a high-density …

Insects have been key players in the assessments of biodiversity impacts of
anthropogenically driven environmental change, including the evolutionary and ecological …

Sex chromosomes play an outsized role in adaptation and speciation, and thus deserve
particular attention in evolutionary genomics. In particular, fusions between sex …

The clouded apollo (Parnassius mnemosyne) is a palearctic butterfly distributed over a large
part of western Eurasia, but population declines and fragmentation have been observed in …

Alterations of microbial communities have evident impacts on development, digestion,
fecundity, metabolism, immunity, and diverse other biological functions of their hosts. Yet …

Due to climate change, average temperature, climate variability, and the frequency of
extreme climatic events are increasing. Insects, one of the most diverse groups of animals …

Divergence in allopatry provides a simple null model of speciation (Mayr, 1947). Following
geographic isolation and given enough time, reproductive isolation is inevitable as …