Data from: Aggressive behaviours track transitions in seasonal phenotypes of...
Seasonally breeding animals exhibit profound physiological and behavioural responses to changes in ambient day length (photoperiod), including changes in reproductive function and territorial...
View ArticleData from: Geographic structure in the Southern Ocean circumpolar brittle...
Marine systems have traditionally been thought of as “open” with few barriers to gene flow. In particular, many marine organisms in the Southern Ocean purportedly possess circumpolar distributions that...
View ArticleData from: Expansion and diversification of the MSDIN family of cyclic...
Background: The cyclic peptide toxins of Amanita mushrooms, such as α-amanitin and phalloidin, are encoded by the “MSDIN” gene family and ribosomally biosynthesized. Based on partial genome sequence...
View ArticleData from: Spatio-temporal monitoring of deep-sea communities using...
We assessed spatio-temporal patterns of diversity in deep-sea sediment communities using metabarcoding. We chose a recently developed eukaryotic marker based on the v7 region of the 18S rRNA gene. Our...
View ArticleData from: Wolbachia in the Drosophila yakuba complex: pervasive frequency...
Three hybridizing species-the clade ((Drosophila yakuba, D. santomea), D. teissieri) -comprise the yakuba complex in the D. melanogaster subgroup. Their ranges overlap on Bioko and São Tomé, islands...
View ArticleData from: Analyzing movement behavior and dynamic space-use strategies among...
1.The environment of most species is heterogeneous at different spatial and temporal scales; this heterogeneity can have a direct effect on various components of fitness. As a consequence, individual...
View ArticleData from: Petiolate wings: effects on the leading-edge vortex in flapping...
The wings of many insect species including crane flies and damselflies are petiolate (on stalks), with the wing planform beginning some distance away from the wing hinge, rather than at the hinge. The...
View ArticleData from: Bayesian morphological clock methods resurrect placoderm monophyly...
The phylogeny of early gnathostomes provides an important framework for understanding one of the most significant evolutionary events, the origin and diversification of jawed vertebrates. A series of...
View ArticleData from: Taxonomic, phylogenetic and ecological diversity of Niphargus...
Groundwater belongs to the spatially most extensive, but least explored freshwater systems. On a global scale, the species richness of several subterranean invertebrate taxa parallels species richness...
View ArticleData from: Impact of male condition on his spermatophore and consequences for...
In butterflies, male reproductive success is highly related to the quality and the size of the spermatophore transferred to the female. The spermatophore is a capsule produced by the male during...
View ArticleData from: Inconsistency between morphological traits and ancestry of...
The morphological traits and genetic backgrounds of hybrid individuals in a hybrid zone reflect the history of that zone. In the hybrid zone between Rhododendron japonoheptamerum var. hondoense (RJH)...
View ArticleData from: Farmer fidelity in the Canary Islands revealed by ancient DNA from...
The Canary Islands were settled in the first millennium AD by colonizers likely originating from North Africa. The settlers developed a farming economy with barley as the main crop. Archaeological...
View ArticleData from: Assessing the spatial ecology and resource use of a mobile and...
The conservation of highly mobile species presents challenges to managers for assessment of threats to survival, given the difficulties in locating and observing such species. Here we evaluate...
View ArticleData from: Extensive genetic diversity among populations of the malaria...
Malaria vectors are exposed to intense selective pressures due to large-scale intervention programs that are underway in most African countries. One of the current priorities is therefore to clearly...
View ArticleData from: Population genomic analyses reveal a history of range expansion...
Identifying sources of genetic variation and reconstructing invasion routes for non-native introduced species is central to understanding the circumstances under which they may evolve increased...
View ArticleData from: Hidden female physiological resistance to male accessory gland...
To increase fertilization chances compared to rivals, males are favoured to transfer accessory gland proteins to females during mating. These substances, by influencing female physiology, cause...
View ArticleData from: The emergence of performance trade-offs during local adaptation:...
Environmental heterogeneity is considered a general explanation for phenotypic diversification, particularly when heterogeneity causes populations to diverge via local adaptation. Performance...
View ArticleData from: Hidden diversity and phylogeographic history provide conservation...
Understanding the evolutionary processes that have created diversity and the genetic potential of species to adapt to environmental change is an important premise for biodiversity conservation. Herein,...
View ArticleData from: High levels of diversity and population structure in the potato...
Globally destructive crop pathogens often emerge by migrating out of their native ranges. These pathogens are often diverse at their center of origin, and may exhibit adaptive variation in the invaded...
View ArticleData from: The genetic architecture of defense as resistance to and tolerance...
Defense against pathogenic infection can take two forms: resistance and tolerance. Resistance is the ability of the host to limit a pathogen burden, whereas tolerance is the ability to limit the...
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