Category: Evolution
Associations of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis with skin bacteria and fungi on Asian amphibian hosts
Amphibian skin harbors microorganisms that are associated with the fungal pathogen Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd), which causes …
Reproductive character displacement: insights from genital morphometrics in damselfly hybrid zones
Reproductive Character Displacement (RCD) refers to the phenomenon of greater differences in reproductive characters between two species when they …
Disentangling the worldwide invasion process of Halyomorpha halys through approximate Bayesian computation
Halyomorpha halys is a polyphagous insect pest, which was first found outside its native regions in 1996, and since then it has rapidly spre…
The evolution of preferred male traits, female preference and the G matrix: “Toto, I’ve a feeling we’re not in Kansas anymore”
Female preference exerts selection on male traits. How such preferences affect male traits, how female preferences change and the genetic correlati…