Levels of genetic differentiation between populations can be highly variable across the
genome, with divergent selection contributing to such heterogeneous genomic divergence …

Studies of adaptive evolution have experienced a recent revival in population genetics of
natural populations and there is currently much focus on identifying genomic signatures of …

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 …

Next-generation sequencing technology provides novel opportunities for gathering genome-
scale sequence data in natural populations, laying the empirical foundation for the evolving …

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 …

Examples of parallel evolution of phenotypic traits have been repeatedly demonstrated in
threespine sticklebacks (Gasterosteus aculeatus) across their global distribution. Using …

Natural selection is expected to leave an imprint on the neutral polymorphisms at the
adjacent genomic regions of a selected gene. While directional selection tends to reduce …

Parallel evolution and the extent to which it involves gene reuse have attracted much
interest. Whereas it has theoretically been predicted under which circumstances gene reuse …

Evidence implicating differential gene expression as a significant driver of evolutionary
novelty continues to accumulate, but our understanding of the underlying sources of …

Wing pattern evolution in Heliconius butterflies provides some of the most striking examples
of adaptation by natural selection. The genes controlling pattern variation are classic …