Speciation is a fundamental evolutionary process, the knowledge of which is crucial for
understanding the origins of biodiversity. Genomic approaches are an increasingly …

Character displacement is the process by which traits evolve in response to selection to
lessen resource competition or reproductive interactions between species. Although …

The origin of biological diversity, via the formation of new species, can be inextricably linked
to adaptation to the ecological environment. Specifically, ecological processes are central to …

Since the time of Charles Darwin, studies of interspecific hybridization have been a major
focus for evolutionary biologists. Although this phenomenon has often been viewed as …

Studies of female mate choice commonly use virgin females as test subjects, either to control
for the effects of mating or because virgin females are presumed to be more responsive to …

The question of how genetic variation translates into organismal diversity has puzzled
biologists for decades. Despite recent advances in evolutionary and developmental …

Color patterns in fish are often multicomponent signals, composed of pigment-based and
structural color patches that can be used to communicate within species, in both inter-and …

Reliable estimations of drought tolerance in wild plant populations have proved to be
challenging and more accessible alternatives are desirable. With that in mind, an ecological …

The rate at which different components of reproductive isolation accumulate with divergence
time between species has only been studied in a limited, but growing, number of species …

A critical step for speciation in the face of gene flow is the origination of reproductive
isolation. The evolution of assortative mating greatly facilitates this process. Assortative …