Inversions are structural mutations that reverse the sequence of a chromosome segment
and reduce the effective rate of recombination in the heterozygous state. They play a major …

Adaptation to spatially varying environments has been studied for decades, but advances in
sequencing technology are now enabling researchers to investigate the landscape of …

Evolution occurs rapidly and is an ongoing process in our environments. Evolutionary
principles need to be built into conservation efforts, particularly given the stressful conditions …

We study the evolution of inversions that capture locally adapted alleles when two
populations are exchanging migrants or hybridizing. By suppressing recombination between …

Comparisons of recent with historical samples of chromosome inversion frequencies provide
opportunities to determine whether genetic change is tracking climate change in natural …

Drosophila melanogaster invaded Australia around 100 years ago, most likely through a
northern invasion. The wide range of climatic conditions in eastern Australia across which D …

Chromosomal inversion polymorphisms continue to be identified from an increasing number
of populations of insects, plants, bacteria and humans. In the fruit fly Drosophila …

Drosophila subobscura is a Palearctic species that was first observed in South and North
America in the early 1980s, and that rapidly invaded broad latitudinal ranges on both …

Insight into the speed and predictability of local adaptation can be gained by studying
organisms, such as invasive species, that have recently expanded their geographical …

The genetic architecture of local adaptation has been of central interest to evolutionary
biologists since the modern synthesis. In addition to classic theory on the effect size of …