Synthesis and scope of the role of postmating prezygotic isolation in speciation

MD Garlovsky, E Whittington… - Cold Spring …, 2024 - cshperspectives.cshlp.org
How barriers to gene flow arise and are maintained are key questions in evolutionary
biology. Speciation research has mainly focused on barriers that occur either before mating …

Comparative genomics reveals divergent thermal selection in warm‐and cold‐tolerant marine mussels

I Popovic, C Riginos - Molecular Ecology, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Investigating the history of natural selection among closely related species can elucidate
how genomes diverge in response to disparate environmental pressures. Molecular …

Ocean circulation model predicts high genetic structure observed in a long‐lived pelagic developer

JM Sunday, I Popovic, WJ Palen… - Molecular …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Understanding the movement of genes and individuals across marine seascapes is a long‐
standing challenge in marine ecology and can inform our understanding of local adaptation …

Latitudinal variation and plasticity in response to temperature in Geukensia demissa

TR Erlenbach, JP Wares - Ecology and evolution, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
As global temperatures warm, species must adapt to a changing climate or transition to a
different location suitable for their survival. Understanding the extent to which species are …

Nonspecific expression of fertilization genes in the crown‐of‐thorns Acanthaster cf. solaris: Unexpected evidence of hermaphroditism in a coral reef predator

V Guerra, G Haynes, M Byrne, N Yasuda… - Molecular …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The characterization of gene expression in gametes has advanced our understanding of the
molecular basis for ecological variation in reproductive success and the evolution of …

Intraspecific variation and functional study of VERL polymorphism in Pacific abalone (Haliotis discus hannai Ino) and giant abalone (H. gigantea Gmelin)

H Luo, Y Wang, J Huang, B Miao, H Zhang… - International Journal of …, 2025 - Elsevier
Sperm and eggs have interacting proteins on their surfaces that affect their compatibility
during fertilization. These gamete recognition proteins (GRPs) are typically polymorphic …

Mitochondrial DNA hyperdiversity and its potential causes in the marine periwinkle Melarhaphe neritoides (Mollusca: Gastropoda)

S Fourdrilis, P Mardulyn, OJ Hardy, K Jordaens… - PeerJ, 2016 - peerj.com
We report the presence of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) hyperdiversity in the marine
periwinkle Melarhaphe neritoides (Linnaeus, 1758), the first such case among marine …

Positive selection on human gamete-recognition genes

MW Hart, DA Stover, V Guerra, SV Mozaffari, C Ober… - PeerJ, 2018 - peerj.com
Coevolution of genes that encode interacting proteins expressed on the surfaces of sperm
and eggs can lead to variation in reproductive compatibility between mates and reproductive …

Sperm Bindin Divergence under Sexual Selection and Concerted Evolution in Sea Stars

S Patino, CC Keever, JM Sunday… - Molecular Biology …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Selection associated with competition among males or sexual conflict between mates can
create positive selection for high rates of molecular evolution of gamete recognition genes …

Maintenance of a Genetic Cline in the Barnacle Balanus glandula

JP Wares, KM Skoczen - The Biological Bulletin, 2019 - journals.uchicago.edu
The barnacle Balanus glandula is a broadly distributed species in the temperate
northeastern Pacific that is notable for a robust genetic cline between about 36° and 40° N …