Charles Darwin proposed that evolution occurs primarily by natural selection, but this view
has been controversial from the beginning. Two of the major opposing views have been …

In this review on fungal speciation, we first contrast the issues of species definition and
species criteria and show that by distinguishing the two concepts the approaches to studying …

A large portion of the annotated genes in Drosophila melanogaster show sex-biased
expression, indicating that sex and reproduction-related genes (SRR genes) represent an …

The purpose of this book is to present a new mechanistic theory of mutation-driven evolution
based on recent advances in genomics and evolutionary developmental biology. The theory …

Genes whose products are involved in reproduction include some of the fastest-evolving
genes found within the genomes of several organisms. Drosophila has long been used to …

Reproductive isolation is an intrinsic aspect of species formation. For that reason, the
identification of the precise isolating traits, and the rates at which they evolve, is crucial to …

Proteins on gamete surfaces are major determinants of fertilization success, particularly in
free-spawning animals. Molecular analyses of these simple genetic systems show rapid …

Seminal fluid proteins show striking effects on reproduction, involving manipulation of
female behavior and physiology, mechanisms of sperm competition, and pathogen defense …

Species of the genus Drosophila exhibit enormous variation in all of their reproductive
behaviors: resource use and specialization, courtship signaling, sperm utilization, and …

Sexual reproduction and the exchange of genetic information are essential biological
processes for species across all branches of the tree of life. Over the last four decades …