Evolutionary Biology

Evolutionary Biology

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Latest articles

    1. Ecology
    2. Evolutionary Biology

    Spatiotemporal patterns of genetic diversity in the world’s coral reefs

    Oliver Selmoni, Meredith C Schuman
    Not revised
    Reviewed Preprint v1
    • Valuable
    • Incomplete
    1. Evolutionary Biology
    2. Genetics and Genomics

    Pre-Cambrian origin of envelope-carrying retrotransposons in metazoans

    Shashank Chary, Rippei Hayashi
    Envelope-carrying Ty3/gypsy LTR retrotransposons are ancient and widespread across animals, revealing deep evolutionary links between retroelements, viral fusogens, and retroviruses.
    1. Ecology
    2. Evolutionary Biology

    Evolution of sideways locomotion in crabs

    Junya Taniguchi, Tsubasa Inoue ... Yuuki Kawabata
    Sideways locomotion in true crabs likely originated once from a forward-moving ancestor, providing insight into how behavioral innovations shape evolutionary diversification.
    1. Genetics and Genomics
    2. Evolutionary Biology

    Life-stage-specific specialities in the cell atlases of the Clytia hemisphaerica planula and medusa

    Anna Ferraioli, Julia Ramon Mateu ... Richard R Copley
    Not revised
    Reviewed Preprint v1
    • Useful
    • Incomplete
    1. Evolutionary Biology

    Ancient pyroptotic machinery via GSDMA/B cleavage by LPS-activated caspase-1 in cartilaginous fish

    Xuxia Wei, Ru Zhuang ... Shaochun Yuan
    Not revised
    Reviewed Preprint v1
    • Valuable
    • Solid
    • Incomplete
    1. Evolutionary Biology

    Super compensatory substitutions restore protein function and flatten fitness landscapes

    Wenhong Jiang, Hengchuang Yin ... Lucas B Carey
    Not revised
    Reviewed Preprint v1
    • Important
    • Convincing
    1. Evolutionary Biology

    Measurement and comparison of acoustic space use in vocalizations of humans and close primate relatives

    Hans T Bilger, Michael J Ryan, Julia A Clarke
    Not revised
    Reviewed Preprint v1
    • Important
    • Convincing
    1. Genetics and Genomics
    2. Evolutionary Biology

    Genome-wide architecture of prolonged starvation adaptation in experimentally evolved Drosophila and comparative enrichment in human orthologs

    Gaurav Yadav, Prachi Mishra ... Dau Dayal Aggarwal
    Not revised
    Reviewed Preprint v1
    • Valuable
    • Incomplete
    1. Genetics and Genomics
    2. Evolutionary Biology

    Intersecting experimental evolution and CRISPR screens to identify novel toxin resistance loci

    Michele Marconcini, Steeve Cruchet ... Richard Benton
    Revised
    Reviewed Preprint v2
    Updated
    • Important
    • Solid
    1. Developmental Biology
    2. Evolutionary Biology

    Latent gene network expression underlies partial re-evolution of a polyphenic trait in the worker caste of ants

    Angelly Vasquez-Correa, Johanna Arnet ... Ehab Abouheif
    Latent developmental potential facilitates trait re-evolution with novel phenotypic patterns, adding a new perspective to understanding of the origins of novel traits in evolutionary and developmental biology.
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Highlights

    1. Evolutionary Biology
    2. Immunology and Inflammation

    Antibody Language Models: Taking the biology seriously makes models better

    Antonio Matas-Gil, Andreas Tiffeau-Mayer
    1. Evolutionary Biology

    Microfossils: Mimicking early life-forms in the lab

    Maarten Lubbers, Dennis Claessen
    1. Evolutionary Biology

    Evolutionary Biology: Embracing the complexity of cooperation

    Benjamin Allen

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  1. Claude Desplan
    New York University, United States
  2. Alan Moses
    University of Toronto, Canada
  3. Detlef Weigel
    Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology, Germany
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