Simple Summary As a group of organisms, non-avian reptiles, most of which are the~
11,000 species of lizards and snakes, are an extraordinarily diverse group, displaying a …

Natural history museum collections provide unique resources for understanding how
species respond to environmental change, including the abrupt, anthropogenic climate …

Abstract Background The Pacific oyster (Crassostrea gigas) is a bivalve mollusc with vital
roles in coastal ecosystems and aquaculture globally. While extensive genomic tools are …

Although animals display a rich variety of shapes and patterns, the genetic changes that
explain how complex forms arise are still unclear. Here we take advantage of the extensive …

Natural history collections have long been used by morphologists, anatomists, and
taxonomists to probe the evolutionary process and describe biological diversity. These …

Rapid and inexpensive methods for genomewide single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP)
discovery and genoty** are urgently needed for population management and …

The evolutionary mechanisms generating the tremendous biodiversity of islands have long
fascinated evolutionary biologists. Genetic drift and divergent selection are predicted to be …

Most organisms are more closely related to nearby than distant members of their species,
creating spatial autocorrelations in genetic data. This allows us to predict the location of …

Sex‐determination systems are highly variable amongst vertebrate groups, and the
prevalence of genomic data has greatly expanded our knowledge of how diverse some …

Epigenetic modifications are expected to occur at a much faster rate than genetic mutations,
potentially causing isolated populations to stochastically drift apart, or if they are subjected to …