Q ST is a commonly used metric of the degree of genetic differentiation among populations
displayed by quantitative traits. Typically, QST is compared to FST measured on putatively …

Comparative studies of quantitative genetic and neutral marker differentiation have provided
means for assessing the relative roles of natural selection and random genetic drift in …

Gene flow among populations is typically thought to be antagonistic to population
differentiation and local adaptation. However, this assumes that dispersing individuals …

This comparison of morphological and neutral genetic variation in 10 human populations
was designed to test a neutral hypothesis of cranial evolution in living and recent humans …

The tremendous diversity in flower color among angiosperms implies that there have been
numerous evolutionary transitions in this character. The conventional wisdom is that a large …

Marine ecosystems are suffering severe depletion of apex predators worldwide [1–4]; shark
declines are principally due to conservative life-histories and fisheries overexploitation [5–8] …

We investigated genetic and morphological diversity and population structure of 14
traditional sheep populations originating from four ecological zones in Ethiopia (sub‐alpine …

The evolutionary reasons for variation in nose shape across human populations have been
subject to continuing debate. An import function of the nose and nasal cavity is to condition …

Conservation genetics focuses on understanding the role and requirement of genetic
variation for population persistence. However, considerable debate now surrounds the role …

Ecological transition zones, where organismal phenotypes result from a delicate balance
between selection and migration, highlight the interplay of local adaptation and gene flow …