Sexual selection plays several intricate and complex roles in the related processes of local
adaptation and speciation. In some cases sexual selection can promote these processes …

Learning is widespread in nature, occurring in most animal taxa and in several different
ecological contexts and, thus, might play a key role in evolutionary processes. Here, we …

The emergence of new species is driven by the establishment of mechanisms that limit gene
flow between populations. A major challenge is reconciling the theoretical and empirical …

All animals are highly plastic and rely on the modulation of gene action, physiology and
behaviour to continuously modify their phenotypes. Compared to other types of plasticity …

Understanding the ways in which individuals cope with threats, respond to challenges, make
use of opportunities and mediate the harmful effects of their surroundings is important for …

Decades of theoretical work on the evolution of adaptive prezygotic isolation have led to an
interesting finding—namely that stable partial reproductive isolation is a relatively common …

Background: Stickleback fishes are an outstanding model for understanding evolution and
ecology. Celebrating successes and identifying new questions, the Seventh International …

Ecological speciation with gene flow is widespread in nature [1], but it presents a
conundrum: how are associations between traits under divergent natural selection and traits …

In many animals, including humans, interactions with caring parents can have long-lasting
effects on offspring sensitivity to stressors. However, whether these parental effects impact …

Habitat preference may promote adaptive divergence and speciation, yet the conditions
under which this is likely are insufficiently explored. We use individual‐based simulations to …