📢New paper in @journal-evo.bsky.social! This work expands our understanding of seasonal camouflage polymorphism, dissecting the genetic basis of winter colour variation (white and brown morphs) in the long-tailed weasel (Neogale frenata). Paper here ⬇️ doi.org/10.1093/evol... 1/5

Museum genomics links MC1R alleles to adaptive winter coat color polymorphism in the long-tailed weasel

Abstract. Understanding the architecture of biological adaptations is a major endeavor of evolutionary biology. Using Natural History collections, we study

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Happy to present the latest work from my PhD as an advance article in @journal-evo.bsky.social today! David Evans and I present an analysis of feeding mechanics in an ontogenetic series of the hadrosaurid Corythosaurus, the first of its kind in dinosaurs. A thread [1/12] doi.org/10.1093/evol...

Ontogenetic changes in the cranial biomechanics of a crested hadrosaurid dinosaur

Abstract. Mesozoic ecosystems differed from the present in the abundance of large-bodied herbivores that grew through several feeding envelopes, raising th

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So happy to see the 2nd chapter of my PhD out! doi.org/10.1093/evol... Here, we studied populations sampled from their local elevational edges and centers on mountain slopes, and characterised the variation in G-matrices (comprised of growth and leaf investment traits) among these populations. 1/5

Variation in the genetic architecture of ecologically relevant traits along elevational gradients

Abstract. Species are confined within spatial boundaries, which may be determined by various factors. An understudied one is the genetic non-independence o

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Out now in the July issue of @journal-evo.bsky.social, and we're pleased that it was chosen as the Editor's Choice article for the month! doi.org/10.1093/evol...

Variation in the genetic architecture of ecologically relevant traits along elevational gradients

Abstract. Species are confined within spatial boundaries that are likely shaped by multiple factors. One understudied factor is the genetic non-independenc

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💬 In the latest Evolution Exchange, SSE President Dr. Gina Baucom talks with @journal-evo.bsky.social Editor in Chief Dr. Jason Wolf about his role, the success of the journal, and the benefits of publishing in society journals. www.evolutionsociety.org/the-evolutio...

New paper out in Evolution 🧫🧬 doi.org/10.1093/evol... with a pretty big crew & @stelkens.bsky.social ! Story started over 20 years ago, fun to jump in late and help wrap it up :)

Adaptive Benefits of Hybridization in Saccharomyces Yeast are Constrained by Genomic Background and Depend on Temperature

Abstract. Climate change urges us to better understand and predict evolutionary responses to temperature shifts. Hybridization, by increasing genetic varia

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Our second paper on algal experiments at @nigidenken.bsky.social with @shotashibasaki.bsky.social is finally out in @journal-evo.bsky.social! "The double-edged effect of environmental fluctuations on evolutionary rescue" doi.org/10.1093/evol... bsky.app/profile/bior...

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The double-edged effect of environmental fluctuations on evolutionary rescue https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.08.09.607399v1

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The second Ph.D. chapter thesis of Diane Douet is now published in @journal-evo.bsky.social. Diane studied the impact of self-fertilization and pollen limitation on autopolyploid establishment under gametophytic self-incompatibility. Congratulations Diane! academic.oup.com/evolut/advan...

Autopolyploid establishment under gametophytic self-incompatibility: the impact of self-fertilization and pollen limitation

Abstract. Polyploidy is widespread in plants, yet the establishment of neo-polyploids is limited by minority cytotype exclusion (MCE). As polyploidy has be

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New paper in @journal-evo.bsky.social and I'll be defending my thesis in a few hours! Relaxed selection diminishes social memory and expression of host defenses against cuckoos academic.oup.com/evolut/advan...

Relaxed selection diminishes social memory and expression of host defenses against cuckoos

Behavioral traits are thought to be rarely or slowly lost when selection relaxes, but attempts to confirm this are rare. At the same time, behaviors can be

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How accurate is genomic prediction across wild populations? 🧪 📊DATA: bit.ly/4epZO9F 📑ARTICLE in @journal-evo.bsky.social: bit.ly/4xgsWb2 #morphology #evolution #opendata #openresearch #openscience #genotype #sparrow

Our article was chosen as the Editor's Choice article for the June issue of Evolution @journal-evo.bsky.social! doi.org/10.1093/evol...

The double-edged effect of environmental fluctuations on evolutionary rescue

Abstract. Recent studies revealed that contemporary evolution can prevent population extinction in deteriorating environments. Such evolutionary rescue has

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"Sixty Years Later, His Scientific Dream Comes True" Press from @ucanr.edu on “Temporal Dynamics of Color Polymorphism and Hybridization in Colias Butterflies," by Joshua P. Jahner and colleagues: ucanr.edu/blog/bug-squ... Read the original study: doi.org/10.1093/evol...

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Two Book Reviews this issue: "The long and difficult history of the path between Darwinism and Lamarckism" by Günter P Wagner academic.oup.com/evolut/artic... "Evolution of adaptation’s evil Doppelgänger" by Erik I Svensson academic.oup.com/evolut/artic...

Don't miss the May issue of Evolution: academic.oup.com/evolut/issue... On the cover: "Embryology reveals a morphological signature of ancestral diurnality maintained in a nocturnal lineage" by Aaron H Griffing et al. academic.oup.com/evolut/artic...

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Paper is now published in @journal-evo.bsky.social: doi.org/10.1093/evol...

Ben Ashby@bnashby.bsky.social · 5mo ago

New preprint with an awesome former undergraduate student (Alyssa Anderson) on guarding and self-guarding mechanisms in innate immunity: doi.org/10.64898/202... (1/2)

Super stoked that our paper on gecko embryology and diel activity evolution is featured on the cover of @journal-evo.bsky.social! Finally, the most glorious lizards (Aristelliger) are getting the spotlight they deserve 😀

Aaron Griffing@aaronhgriffing.bsky.social · 5mo ago

I’m so excited to announce our new paper in @journal-evo.bsky.social showing how embryology can help us determine ancestral character states in temporal niche academic.oup.com/evolut/advan... Collab w/ A Bauer, A Wegerski, @tonygamble.bsky.social, & A Rasys #GeckoEvoDevo #Aristelliger 1/x

My latest Digest for Evolution is now available online! @sse-evolution.bsky.social Digest: Evidence for incipient hybrid speciation in the Black-cheeked Gnateater academic.oup.com/evolut/advan... #ornithology

Limited phenotypic #diversity and insular gigantism in #lagomorphs (partly) explained by evolutionary constraint placed on them by potentially competing ungulate-type herbivores (UTHs). Tomiya & Miller (2021) @sse-evolution.bsky.social Why aren’t #rabbit and #hares larger? doi.org/10.1111/evo....

New paper out in Evolution! @sse-evolution.bsky.social From mating to sperm storage: density-dependent plasticity in pre- and post-copulatory shared mating traits 🦗 doi.org/10.1093/evol... #openaccess

From mating to sperm storage: density-dependent plasticity in pre- and post-copulatory shared mating traits

Abstract. Mating interactions depend on traits expressed jointly by males and females, yet the extent to which each sex controls variation in these shared

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We are pleased to recognize two Honorable Mentions for the SSE Presidents’ Award this year: Skylar Berardi and Miles Roberts for their papers in Evolution Letters! shorturl.at/CpcoY @evolletters.bsky.social

Congratulations to the two winners of this year’s SSE Presidents’ Award for Outstanding Dissertation Paper, Amor Damatac II and Jan Laine! Each will present their work in award talks at virtual #Evol2026! shorturl.at/RnoBQ @journal-evo.bsky.social @evolletters.bsky.social @amordamatac.bsky.social

How are different parts of the solar spectrum linked in animal reflectance? That is the question we asked in our latest study led by @jgoldenbergevo.bsky.social, published in @journal-evo.bsky.social open access link: dx.doi.org/10.1002/ece3...

Color and Near‐Infrared Reflectance Covary in Distinct Ways Across Taxa

Solar reflectance across ultraviolet, visible, and near-infrared wavelengths was analyzed in integuments and eggs of 322 species. We found consistent positive correlations between UV and visible refl...

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New Evolution Digest out! 🎉 Does balancing selection maintain fitness variance? Yes, when drift and environmental fluctuations are in play! I discuss why this matters for plant adaptation to climate change. 🌱🌡️ doi.org/10.1093/evol... @sse-evolution.bsky.social @journal-evo.bsky.social

Digest: Drift and environmental fluctuations reveal fitness variance under balancing selection

Abstract. Why natural populations harbor high additive genetic variance for fitness remains an evolutionary puzzle. Connallon and Czuppon (2026) show that

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Happy to share that my third PhD chapter has been published in Evolution @journal-evo.bsky.social. In this paper, we investigated how developmental temperature (26°C or 30°C) and inbreeding affect sexual traits in male guppies (Poecilia reticulata).👇

Our new paper in @journal-evo.bsky.social is out! 🎉 We showcase how to use phylogenetic meta-analysis of variance to test evolutionary hypotheses across species, applied here to test patterns of stabilising selection and canalisation for wing length in 172 birds 📄 doi.org/10.1093/evol...

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I’m so excited to announce our new paper in @journal-evo.bsky.social showing how embryology can help us determine ancestral character states in temporal niche academic.oup.com/evolut/advan... Collab w/ A Bauer, A Wegerski, @tonygamble.bsky.social, & A Rasys #GeckoEvoDevo #Aristelliger 1/x

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