Evolutionary Biology

Latest articles

1. 1. Ecology
   2. Evolutionary Biology

   Eco-evolutionary dynamics of nested Darwinian populations and the emergence of community-level heredity

   Guilhem Doulcier et al.
2. 1. Ecology
   2. Evolutionary Biology

   Alcids ‘fly’ at efficient Strouhal numbers in both air and water but vary stroke velocity and angle

   Anthony B Lapsansky et al.

   Four species of seabird produce efficient propulsive wakes while flying in the air and while swimming underwater suggesting that selection has optimized these species for locomotion in remarkably different fluids.
3. 1. Developmental Biology
   2. Evolutionary Biology

   Transient role of the middle ear as a lower jaw support across mammals

   Neal Anthwal et al.
4. 1. Evolutionary Biology
   2. Neuroscience

   Divergent sensory investment mirrors potential speciation via niche partitioning across Drosophila

   Ian W Keesey et al.
5. 1. Evolutionary Biology
   2. Genetics and Genomics

   Predicting geographic location from genetic variation with deep neural networks

   CJ Battey et al.

   Neural networks allow fast and accurate prediction of individual spatial locations from genotypes or sequencing data.
6. 1. Computational and Systems Biology
   2. Evolutionary Biology

   Slightly beneficial genes are retained by bacteria evolving DNA uptake despite selfish elements

   Bram van Dijk et al.

   Horizontal gene transfer (HGT) helps slightly beneficial genes persist in microbial populations, incentivising cells to invest in costly DNA uptake, even in the presence of harmful selfish genetic elements.
7. 1. Evolutionary Biology
   2. Neuroscience

   Echinoderms provide missing link in the evolution of PrRP/sNPF-type neuropeptide signalling

   Luis Alfonso Yañez-Guerra et al.

   Discovery of a novel neuropeptide signalling system in a deuterostome invertebrate reveals the evolutionary origin of prolactin-releasing peptide and its relationship with neuropeptides in protostome invertebrates.
8. 1. Computational and Systems Biology
   2. Evolutionary Biology

   A community-maintained standard library of population genetic models

   Jeffrey R Adrion et al.
9. 1. Evolutionary Biology
   2. Neuroscience

   True S-cones are concentrated in the ventral mouse retina and wired for color detection in the upper visual field

   Francisco M Nadal-Nicolás et al.

   Unique 'true' S-cone and S-cone bipolar cell distribution patterns in the mouse retina are previously unappreciated anatomical features that support enhanced short-wavelength signaling for color detection above horizon.
10. 1. Evolutionary Biology
    2. Genetics and Genomics

    Genomic and phenotypic evolution of Escherichia coli in a novel citrate-only resource environment

    Zachary D Blount et al.

    Transposable elements and gene amplifications can provide variation needed for novel trait refinement and adaptation to new niches, though a recalcitrant organism-environment mismatch may persist.