Ecologically mediated selection against hybrids, caused by hybrid phenotypes fitting poorly
into available niches, is typically viewed as distinct from selection caused by epistatic …

Coloration is one of the most conspicuous traits that varies among organisms. Carotenoid
pigments are responsible for many of the red, orange, and yellow colors in the natural world …

A major goal of evolutionary biology is to identify the genotypes and phenotypes that
underlie adaptation to divergent environments. Stickleback fish, including the threespine …

Sexual selection drives rapid phenotypic diversification of mating traits. However, we know
little about the causative genes underlying divergence in sexually selected traits. Here, we …

Continuous color polymorphisms can serve as a tractable model for the genetic and
developmental architecture of traits. Here we investigated continuous color variation in …

Animal coloration has traditionally been the target of genetic and evolutionary studies.
However, until very recently, the study of the genetic basis of animal coloration has been …

Vertebrates have some of the most complex and diverse features in animals, from varied
craniofacial morphologies to colorful pigmentation patterns and elaborate social behaviors …

The association of molecular variants with phenotypic variation is a main issue in biology,
often tackled with genome‐wide association studies (GWAS). GWAS are challenging, with …

Quantitative trait loci (QTL) are genetic regions that influence phenotypic variation of a
complex trait, often through genetic interactions with each other and the environment. These …

Our understanding of sexual selection has greatly improved during the last decades. The
focus is no longer solely on males, but also on how female competition and male mate …