The metaphor of 'genomic islands of speciation'was first used to describe heterogeneous
differentiation among loci between the genomes of closely related species. The biological …

It is increasingly important to improve our understanding of the genetic basis of local
adaptation because of its relevance to climate change, crop and animal production, and …

Patterns of variation and evolution at a given site in a genome can be strongly influenced by
the effects of selection at genetically linked sites. In particular, the recombination rates of …

Population genetics theory supplies powerful predictions about how natural selection
interacts with genetic linkage to sculpt the genomic landscape of nucleotide polymorphism …

Adaptation from standing genetic variation or recurrent de novo mutation in large
populations should commonly generate soft rather than hard selective sweeps. In contrast to …

Recombination is a fundamental biological process with profound evolutionary implications.
Theory predicts that recombination increases the effectiveness of selection in natural …

Although much progress has been made in identifying the genes (and, in rare cases,
mutations) that contribute to phenotypic variation, less is known about the effects that these …

Hybridization between humans and Neanderthals has resulted in a low level of Neanderthal
ancestry scattered across the genomes of many modern-day humans. After hybridization, on …

There is an increasing demand for evolutionary models to incorporate relatively realistic
dynamics, ranging from selection at many genomic sites to complex demography …

Plants provide unique opportunities to study the mechanistic basis and evolutionary
processes of adaptation to diverse environmental conditions. Complementary laboratory …