Evolutionary computation is inspired by the mechanisms of biological evolution. With
algorithmic improvements and increasing computing resources, evolutionary computation …

Evolutionary biology was previously considered a historical science with predictions about
evolutionary trajectories believed to be near impossible. The development of high …

Variation in genome size spans multiple orders of magnitude among animals. Despite the
longstanding debate regarding the adaptive value or costs of genomic complexity, genome …

Most mutations are deleterious and cause a reduction in population fitness known as the
mutational load. In small populations, weakened selection against slightly-deleterious …

Macroevolutionary processes dictate the generation and loss of biodiversity. Understanding
them is a key challenge when interrogating the earth–life system in deep time. Model‐based …

Biological complexity is a key component of evolvability, yet its study has been hampered by
a focus on evolutionary trends of complexification and inconsistent definitions. Here, we …

Evolutionary studies over the last several decades have invoked fitness trade-offs to explain
why species prefer some environments to others. However, the effects of population size on …

Simple Summary The paper investigates the evolutionary significance of genetic simplicity,
proposing that organisms with less complex genetic interactions (low epistasis) and genes …

The origin of evolutionary innovations is a central problem in evolutionary biology. To what
extent such innovations have adaptive or non-adaptive origins is hard to assess in real …

Molecular-genetic analysis is widely used in various fields of science. In particular,
molecular ecology for environmental assessment is the basis of the modern methodological …