I discuss future challenges and opportunities in genetic approaches to biodiversity
conservation. Resolving taxonomy uncertainties and identifying diverged evolutionary units …

It has been suggested that evolutionary changes in gene expression account for most
phenotypic differences between species, in particular between humans and apes. What …

The origin of biological diversity, via the formation of new species, can be inextricably linked
to adaptation to the ecological environment. Specifically, ecological processes are central to …

The regulation of gene expression is critical for organismal function and is an important
source of phenotypic diversity between species. Understanding the genetic and molecular …

Global environmental change is altering the selection regime for all biota. The key selective
factors are altered mean, variance and seasonality of climatic variables and increase in CO2 …

In contrast to the large amount of ecological information supporting the role of natural
selection as a main cause of population divergence and speciation, an understanding of the …

Microarray analysis provides a bridge between the molecular genetic analysis of model
organisms in laboratory settings and studies of physiology, development, and adaptation in …

Background Phenotypic plasticity refers to the range of phenotypes a single genotype can
express as a function of its environment. These phenotypic variations are attributable to the …

Much progress has been made in the past two decades in understanding Darwin's mystery
of the origins of species. Applying genomic techniques to the analysis of laboratory crosses …

The study of the proteome (proteomics), which includes the dynamics of protein expression,
regulation, interactions and its function, has played a less prominent role in evolutionary and …