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

Divergent populations across different environments are exposed to critical sensory
information related to locating a host or mate, as well as avoiding predators and pathogens …

The study of speciation is concerned with understanding the connection between causes of
divergent evolution and the origin and maintenance of barriers to gene exchange between …

Insects display a staggering diversity of mating and social behaviours. Studying these
systems provides insights into a wide range of evolutionary and behavioural questions, such …

Experimental studies of the evolution of reproductive isolation (RI) in real time are a powerful
way in which to reveal fundamental, early processes that initiate divergence. In a classic …

We present a revised molecular phylogeny of the Drosophila repleta group including 62
repleta group taxa and nine outgroup species based on four mitochondrial and six nuclear …

When hybridization results in reduced fitness, natural selection is expected to favor the
evolution of traits that minimize the likelihood of hybridizing in the first place. This process …

Although the evolutionary importance of adaptive phenotypic plasticity as a mechanism of
adaptation to spatial and temporal environmental variation is acknowledged as part of the …

Advances in next-generation sequencing technologies have liberated our dependency on
model laboratory species for answering genomic and transcriptomic level questions. These …

Interspecific hybridization is a stressful condition that can lead to sterility and/or inviability
through improper gene regulation in Drosophila species with a high divergence time …