Highlights•Transcriptomic datasets, genome assemblies, and gene annotations have
recently been published for different orthopteran species.•Functional genomics studies …

Gene flow is predicted to impede parallel adaptation via de novo mutation, because it can
introduce pre-existing adaptive alleles from population to population. We test this using …

Evolutionary adaptation is generally thought to occur through incremental mutational steps,
but large mutational leaps can occur during its early stages. These are challenging to study …

Behavioural flexibility might help animals cope with costs of genetic variants under selection,
promoting genetic adaptation. However, it has proven challenging to experimentally link …

Abstract Theory predicts that compensatory genetic changes reduce negative indirect effects
of selected variants during adaptive evolution, but evidence is scarce. Here, we test this in a …

How emerging adaptive variants interact is an important factor in the evolution of wild
populations, but the opportunity to empirically study this interaction is rare. We recently …

Sexual selection and sexual conflict play central roles in driving the evolution of male and
female traits. Experimental evolution provides a powerful approach to study the operation of …

There is tantalizing evidence that phenotypic plasticity can buffer novel, adaptive genetic
variants long enough to permit their evolutionary spread, and this process is often invoked in …

The effects of within-generation plasticity vs. transgenerational plasticity on trait expression
are poorly understood, but important for evaluating plasticity's evolutionary consequences …

Pleiotropy between male signals and female preferences can facilitate evolution of sexual
communication by maintaining coordination between the sexes. Alternatively, it can favor …