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Evolution publishes articles in evolutionary biology focused on evolutionary phenomena and processes at all levels of biological organization. Evolution is owned by the Society for the Study of Evolution and is published by Oxford University Press.

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João Menezes @jocateme.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
More generally we found that: • larger species tend to sing louder • species with broader beak gapes tend to sing louder • habitat, mating system, and aerial mobility showed no clear effects
Close-up portrait of a red-legged seriema, showing its gray plumage, pale blue skin around the eye, bright red bill, and distinctive fan of long, wispy feathers rising from the base of the bill.Circular phylogenetic tree of the 123 bird species included in the study, arranged and shaded by family. Colored bars around the outside represent measured vocal amplitudes. The most prominent high-amplitude bars occur in the bellbirds (Cotingidae) and red-legged seriema (Cariamidae).
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João Menezes @jocateme.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Our new paper on bird vocal amplitude is out in @sse-evolution.bsky.social ! Across 123 species, we found two new contenders for world’s loudest bird: bare-throated bellbird and seriema Along with the white bellbird, both can reach jackhammer-level amplitudes! doi.org/10.1093/evolut/qpag153
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ISYEB @isyeb.mnhn.fr · 29/09/2026
In @journal-evo.bsky.social 80(9)OpenAccess "Quantitative genetics of lifetime growth curves in a lizard" #Adaptation#Evolutionary#Ecology#Body_size #Zootoca_vivipara#function-valued_trait #non-linear_animal_model Aragon,A., @pdevillemereuil.bsky.social @isyeb.mnhn.fr et al. doi.org/10.1093/evol...
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Pierre de Villemereuil @pdevillemereuil.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
With fieldwork, I didn't get to advertise our (not so now) new paper on the quantitative genetics of growth in the 🦎 in @journal-evo.bsky.social: dx.doi.org/10.1093/evol... It's an exciting paper paper in which we disentangle what it means to treat the whole growth curve as a function-valued trait!
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Quantitative genetics of lifetime growth curves in a lizard
Abstract. Body size is an iconic trait in quantitative genetics. For species with indeterminate growth however, growth curve, a function-valued trait, is t
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Evolution @journal-evo.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Don't forget - applications for our next Reviews Editor are due on Tuesday!
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Taylor Black @taylorblack.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
SO PROUD! @brynnjohnson13.bsky.social’s paper on temp dependent competition in secondary contact zones in darters is ofFISHally out in @journal-evo.bsky.social academic.oup.com/evolut/artic... As an extra hurrah related to this work, I had the opportunity to paint a corresponding journal cover!
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Fabian Salgado-Roa @facasaro.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Our work exploring the drivers of color polymorphism in spiders is now available in @funecology.bsky.social. Thanks to @sse-evolution.bsky.social and @ecolsocaus.bsky.social for the support to accomplish this type of studies! besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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Precipitation shapes colour polymorphism in a widespread spider
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Evolution @journal-evo.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Don't miss the August issue of Evolution: academic.oup.com/evolut/issue... On the cover: Céspedes Arias and colleagues provide insights into the evolutionary relationships and plumage genetics of Myioborus warblers. Evolution 80 (8), 1703–1718. doi.org/10.1093/evol...
Evolution issue 8 cover.
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Dan Baldassarre @evornithology.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
I was very pleased to review @stevebrusatte.bsky.social's new book "The Story of Birds" for @journal-evo.bsky.social. Thanks to @wtf-r-species.bsky.social for the invitation! doi.org/10.1093/evol...
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Evolution @journal-evo.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Now seeking our next Reviews Editor! We are looking for someone with broad interests and enthusiasm who can help promote the success of a society-owned journal by commissioning Review and Perspective articles. Indicate your interest by Sept. 15: www.evolutionsociety.org/news/display...
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Call for Evolution Reviews Editor Applications
Are you passionate about evolutionary biology and want to make a major contribution to the literature? If so, you could be the next Reviews Editor for Evolution ! We are seeking someone with ...
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Evolution @journal-evo.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
ICYMI: The July issue of Evolution! academic.oup.com/evolut/issue...
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EVOCHANGE lab @evochange.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
📢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
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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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Tom Dudgeon @tom-dudgeon.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
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...
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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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Aaditya Narasimhan @aaditya320.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
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
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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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Aaditya Narasimhan @aaditya320.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
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...
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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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Society for the Study of Evolution @sse-evolution.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
💬 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...
Headshot of Jason Wolf. Text: A Conversation with the Evolution Editor in Chief with Dr. Jason Wolf. The Evolution Exchange, a monthly conversation series from the Society for the Study of Evolution.
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Chloé Haberkorn @chloehbk.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
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 :)
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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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Masato Yamamichi @masatoyamamichi.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
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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Evolution @journal-evo.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
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Josselin Clo @josselin-clo.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
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...
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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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Deryk Tolman @deryktolman.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
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...
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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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Dryad @datadryad.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
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
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Masato Yamamichi @masatoyamamichi.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
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...
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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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Evolution @journal-evo.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
"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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Sixty Years Later, His Scientific Dream Comes True | Bug Squad
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jim mallet @wtf-r-species.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Don’t forget! Book reviews are free for authors, no publication fees, and free to read!
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Evolution @journal-evo.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
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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Ben Ashby @bnashby.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
Paper is now published in @journal-evo.bsky.social: doi.org/10.1093/evol...
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Aaron Griffing @aaronhgriffing.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
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 😀
The cover of the May 2026 issue of Evolution featuring an image of a croaking lizard (Aristelliger praesignis)
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Jente Ottenburghs | Avian Hybrids @jenteo.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
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
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Prof. Christine Böhmer @vertevo.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
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....
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Tuba Rizvi @tubariz786.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
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
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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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Society for the Study of Evolution @sse-evolution.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
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
Text: Society for the Study of Evolution, SSE Presidents' Award Honorable Mentions: Skylar Berardi, Drosophila melanogaster pigmentation demonstrates adaptive phenotypic parallelism over multiple spatiotemporal scales, Miles Roberts, k-mer-based diversity scales with population size proxies more than nucleotide diversity in a meta-analysis of 98 plant species.
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Society for the Study of Evolution @sse-evolution.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
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
Headshot of Amor Damatac II. Text: Amor Il Damatac, Evolutionary trends in the emergence of skeletal cell types, Society for the Study of Evolution, SSE Presidents' Award for Outstanding Dissertation Paper.
Headshot of Jan Laine. Text: Jan Laine, Ancient stickleback genomes reveal the early stages of parallel adaptation, Society for the Study of Evolution, SSE Presidents' Award for Outstanding Dissertation Paper.
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Gerben Debruyn @gdebruyn.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
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...
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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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Lucrezia Laccetti @lucrezialaccetti.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
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
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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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Mahmud Al Hasan @mahmudalhasan.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
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).👇
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Alfredo Sánchez-Tójar @asanchez-tojar.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
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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Evolution @journal-evo.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
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Evolution @journal-evo.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
📢 Don't miss the latest issue of Evolution! academic.oup.com/evolut/issue...
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Aaron Griffing @aaronhgriffing.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
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
Lateral view of a preserved croaking gecko (Aristelliger) embryo
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Society for the Study of Evolution @sse-evolution.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
Did you know we offer free English language editing for authors submitting to Evolution and Evolution Letters? Simply send an email to our EELS program coordinator to get started! www.evolutionsociety.org/publications... @journal-evo.bsky.social @evolletters.bsky.social
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Juliet Turner @juliet-turner.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
I'm very happy to share that a paper from my DPhil thesis has been selected as the Editor's Choice article in Evolution. 😊 You can read it here: lnkd.in/eCnAQfzT 🐜 @journal-evo.bsky.social #EvolutionaryBiology #SocialEvolution #Insects
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Liam U. Taylor @liamtaylor.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
Awesome! "Embryology reveals a morphological signature of ancestral diurnality maintained in a nocturnal lineage" By Griffing et al. in @journal-evo.bsky.social doi.org/10.1093/evol... (Are there any similar analyses for Nocturnal Caprimulgiformes -> Diurnal Apodidae / Trochilidae ? )
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Embryology reveals a morphological signature of ancestral diurnality maintained in a nocturnal lineage
Abstract. Evolutionary transitions to diurnality are often associated with specialized ocular morphology, such as pits (foveae) in the retina. Foveae are r
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Evolution @journal-evo.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
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Jhelam N. Deshpande @djhelam1.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
Follow up to our work on eco-evolutionary dynamics of host parasite systems in complex landscapes up in Evolution @journal-evo.bsky.social. This work was done during Ruthvik's Erasmus M1 project @ruthvikpsi.bsky.social with me and @efronhofer.bsky.social. academic.oup.com/evolut/artic...
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Co-evolution of host dispersal and parasite virulence in complex landscapes
Abstract. Spatial network structure impacts the ecological and evolutionary dynamics of species interactions. Previous work on host–parasite systems has sh
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Arvid Ågren @arvidagren.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
"There is still life in the old dog." Brian Charlesworth on Fisher's Fundamental Theorem in @journal-evo.bsky.social doi.org/10.1093/evol...
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Is the Fundamental Theorem of Natural Selection of any use?
Abstract. There have been many recent discussions of the Fundamental Theorem of Natural Selection, with an emphasis on its mathematical accuracy. It is arg
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Liam U. Taylor @liamtaylor.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
Evolution of manakin plumage maturation now out early look @sse-evolution.bsky.social (Phylo-)Devo-evo, plumage, and social signaling Bonkers system that reshaped how I think about both development and evolution. doi.org/10.1093/evol...
Photograph examples of plumage maturation in manakins, a family of colorful, tropical lekking birds.Title page for a scientific article titled: "Evolutionary history of delayed plumage maturation in manakins," including abstract and keyword information.Phylogenetic tree of delayed plumage maturation in manakins.
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caecilianbiol.bsky.social @caecilianbiol.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
🚨NEW PAPER 🚨 #Caecilians maintain a functional long-wavelength-sensitive cone opsin gene despite signatures of relaxed selection and more than 200 million years of fossoriality, published in Evolution @sse-evolution.bsky.social academic.oup.com/evolut/artic...
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Caecilians maintain a functional long-wavelength-sensitive cone opsin gene despite signatures of relaxed selection and more than 200 million years of fossoriality
The colonization of low-light environments exerts selective pressure to enhance non-visual senses while relaxing selection on vision, often leading to opsi
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eahodge.bsky.social @eahodge.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
Excited that my 2nd MSc paper is out in @journal-evo.bsky.social 🦋🎉 doi.org/10.1093/evol... We find Heliconius’ impressive visual memory is not due to increased visual-structure investment over that of their outgroup relatives, but instead consistent with specialisation of the central circuitry.
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Luca Soldini @lucasoldini.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
Are stick insects unique in their ability to transition to parthenogenesis? Our new review in @journal-evo.bsky.social covers intraspecific and hybrid origins, cytological mechanisms, and co-occurence of female-only and sexual populations, with comparisons to other taxa. doi.org/10.1093/evol...
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On the repeated evolution of parthenogenesis in stick insects
Abstract. Female-producing parthenogenesis is widespread in stick insects. It ranges from rare in sexual species to facultative or obligate, the latter som
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