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 …

Hybridization as an evolutionary process has been studied in depth over the past few
decades. Research has focused on its role in shaping reproductive barriers, its adaptive …

Support for the role of sexual selection in speciation has grown over the last 30 years. Work
in this area, however, has largely focused on a single dominant question: when and how do …

Speciation typically involves a stage in which species can still exchange genetic material.
Interspecific gene flow is facilitated by the hybrid zones that such species establish upon …

Gene exchange between species can influence ecological and evolutionary processes
ranging from population rescue to adaptive radiation. Genomic tools have provided new …

Functional connectivity is essential for the long‐term persistence of populations. However,
many studies assess connectivity with a focus on structural connectivity only. Cityscapes …

Much progress in speciation research stems from documenting patterns of morphological
and genetic variation in hybrid zones. Contrasting patterns of marker introgression in …

Spatial sorting of dispersal-enhancing traits has been implicated in substantial directional
changes in the phenotypic and genotypic makeup of populations undergoing range …

Colour signals play a key role in regulating the intensity and outcome of animal contests.
Males of the common wall lizard (Podarcis muralis) show conspicuous ventrolateral …

Introductions of non-native lineages increase opportunities for hybridization. Non-native
lineages of the common wall lizard, Podarcis muralis, are frequently introduced in cities …