[HTML][HTML] Engineering microbiomes to improve plant and animal health
Animal and plant microbiomes encompass diverse microbial communities that colonize
every accessible host tissue. These microbiomes enhance host functions, contributing to …
every accessible host tissue. These microbiomes enhance host functions, contributing to …
Ten recent insights for our understanding of cooperation
Since Hamilton published his seminal papers in 1964, our understanding of the importance
of cooperation for life on Earth has evolved beyond recognition. Early research was focused …
of cooperation for life on Earth has evolved beyond recognition. Early research was focused …
Nature versus nurture in social insect caste differentiation
Recent evidence for genetic effects on royal and worker caste differentiation from diverse
social insect taxa has put an end to the view that these phenotypes stem solely from a …
social insect taxa has put an end to the view that these phenotypes stem solely from a …
Relaxed selection and the rapid evolution of reproductive genes
AL Dapper, MJ Wade - Trends in Genetics, 2020 - cell.com
Evolutionary genomic studies find that reproductive protein genes, those directly involved in
reproductive processes, diversify more rapidly than most other gene categories. Strong …
reproductive processes, diversify more rapidly than most other gene categories. Strong …
Toward a population genetic framework of developmental evolution: the costs, limits, and consequences of phenotypic plasticity
Adaptive phenotypic plasticity allows organisms to cope with environmental variability, and
yet, despite its adaptive significance, phenotypic plasticity is neither ubiquitous nor infinite. In …
yet, despite its adaptive significance, phenotypic plasticity is neither ubiquitous nor infinite. In …
Population genomics of the honey bee reveals strong signatures of positive selection on worker traits
Most theories used to explain the evolution of eusociality rest upon two key assumptions:
mutations affecting the phenotype of sterile workers evolve by positive selection if the …
mutations affecting the phenotype of sterile workers evolve by positive selection if the …
[HTML][HTML] Units and levels of selection
E Lloyd - 2005 - seop.illc.uva.nl
The theory of evolution by natural selection is, perhaps, the crowning intellectual
achievement of the biological sciences. There is considerable debate, though, about which …
achievement of the biological sciences. There is considerable debate, though, about which …
Transcriptome analyses of primitively eusocial wasps reveal novel insights into the evolution of sociality and the origin of alternative phenotypes
Background Understanding how alternative phenotypes arise from the same genome is a
major challenge in modern biology. Eusociality in insects requires the evolution of two …
major challenge in modern biology. Eusociality in insects requires the evolution of two …
Relaxed selection is a precursor to the evolution of phenotypic plasticity
Phenotypic plasticity allows organisms to produce alternative phenotypes under different
conditions and represents one of the most important ways by which organisms adaptively …
conditions and represents one of the most important ways by which organisms adaptively …
Patterns of positive selection in seven ant genomes
The evolution of ants is marked by remarkable adaptations that allowed the development of
very complex social systems. To identify how ant-specific adaptations are associated with …
very complex social systems. To identify how ant-specific adaptations are associated with …