Hybridization has played an important role in the evolution of many lineages. With the
growing availability of genomic tools and advancements in genomic analyses, it is becoming …

Male house mice excrete large amounts of protein in their urinary scent marks, mainly
composed of Major Urinary Proteins (MUPs), and these lipocalins function as pheromones …

During the process of speciation, populations may diverge for traits and at their underlying
loci that contribute barriers to gene flow. These barrier traits and barrier loci underlie …

Speciation is the result of evolutionary processes that generate barriers to gene flow
between populations, facilitating reproductive isolation. Speciation is typically studied via …

When hybridisation carries a cost, natural selection is predicted to favour evolution of traits
that allow assortative mating (reinforcement). Incipient speciation between the two European …

Reinforcement is the process by which selection against hybridization increases
reproductive isolation between taxa. Much research has focused on demonstrating the …

Gene flow can impede the evolution of reproductive isolating barriers between species.
Reinforcement is the process by which prezygotic reproductive isolation evolves in sympatry …

Major urinary proteins (MUPs) are often suggested to be highly polymorphic, and thereby
provide unique chemical signatures used for individual and genetic kin recognition; …

The fitness of a eukaryote hinges on the coordinated function of the products of its nuclear
and mitochondrial genomes in achieving oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS). I propose …

Reproductive barriers between sister species of the mushroom-forming fungi tend to be
stronger in sympatry, leading to speculation on whether they are being reinforced by …