Natural history collections are invaluable repositories of biological information that provide
an unrivaled record of Earth's biodiversity. Museum genomics—genomics research using …

The brown rat (Rattus norvegicus) occupies nearly every terrestrial habitat with a human
presence and is one of our most important model organisms. Despite this prevalence, gaps …

Identifying a common set of genes that mediate host–microbial interactions across
populations and species of mammals has broad relevance for human health and animal …

Many species have experienced dramatic changes in their abundance and distribution
during recent climate change, but it is often unclear whether such ecological responses are …

Non‐random mating among individuals can lead to spatial clustering of genetically similar
individuals and population stratification. This deviation from panmixia is commonly observed …

Changes in gene regulation have long been appreciated as a driving force of adaptive
evolution, however the relative contributions of cis-and trans-acting changes to gene …

Background Social behavior and social organization have major influences on individual
health and fitness. Yet, biomedical research focuses on studying a few genotypes under …

Studying how novel phenotypes originate and evolve is fundamental to the field of
evolutionary biology as it allows us to understand how organismal diversity is generated and …

Parallel changes in genotype and phenotype in response to similar selection pressures in
different populations provide compelling evidence of adaptation. House mice (Mus …

Changes in cis-regulatory regions are thought to play a major role in the genetic basis of
adaptation. However, few studies have linked cis-regulatory variation with adaptation in …