Adaptive radiation in microbial microcosms.

abstract：:The presence of phylogenetic signal is assumed to be ubiquitous. However, for microorganisms, this may not be true given that they display high physiological flexibility and have fast regeneration. This may result in fundamentally different patterns of resemblance, that is, in variable strength of phylogenetic signal....

journal_title：Journal of evolutionary biology

authors： Krause S,van Bodegom PM,Cornwell WK,Bodelier PL

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Peacocks are a classic example of sexual selection, where females preferentially mate with males who have longer, more elaborate trains. One of the central hypotheses of sexual selection theory is that large or elaborate male 'ornaments' may signal high genetic quality (good genes). Good genes are thought to be those ...

journal_title：Journal of evolutionary biology

authors： Hale ML,Verduijn MH,Møller AP,Wolff K,Petrie M

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The temperature-size rule is a common pattern of phenotypic plasticity in which higher temperature during development results in a smaller adult body size (i.e. a thermal reaction norm with negative slope). Examples and exceptions to the rule are known in multiple groups of organisms, but rapid population differentiat...

journal_title：Journal of evolutionary biology

authors： Kingsolver JG,Massie KR,Ragland GJ,Smith MH

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent evidence suggests that marker-based heterozygosity-fitness correlations may be driven by only one or a few markers, indicating local heterozygosity effects caused by linkage disequilibrium with functional genes. In this study, we investigated the relationship between microsatellite heterozygosity and a measure ...

journal_title：Journal of evolutionary biology

authors： Fossøy F,Johnsen A,Lifjeld JT

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The surface area-to-volume ratio of cells is one of the key factors affecting fundamental biological processes and, thus, fitness of unicellular organisms. One of the general models for allometric increase in surface-to-volume scaling involves fractal-like elaboration of cellular surfaces. However, specific data illus...

journal_title：Journal of evolutionary biology

authors： Neustupa J

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Most ectotherms follow a pattern of size plasticity known as the temperature-size rule where individuals reared in cold environments are larger at maturation than those reared in warm environments. This pattern seems maladaptive because growth is slower in the cold so it takes longer to reach a large size. However, it...

journal_title：Journal of evolutionary biology

authors： Arendt J

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Isolation allows populations to diverge and to fix different alleles. Deleterious alleles that reach locally high frequencies contribute to genetic load, especially in inbred or selfing populations, in which selection is relaxed. In the event of secondary contact, the recessive portion of the genetic load is masked in...

journal_title：Journal of evolutionary biology

authors： Harkness A,Brandvain Y,Goldberg EE

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Stingless bees (Meliponini) construct their own species-specific nest entrance. The size of this entrance is under conflicting selective pressures. Smaller entrances are easier to defend; however, a larger entrance accommodates heavier forager traffic. Using a comparative approach with 26 species of stingless bees, we...

journal_title：Journal of evolutionary biology

authors： Couvillon MJ,Wenseleers T,Imperatriz-Fonseca VL,Nogueira-Neto P,Ratnieks FLW

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cetaceans possess brains that rank among the largest to have ever evolved, either in terms of absolute mass or relative to body size. Cetaceans have evolved these huge brains under relatively unique environmental conditions, making them a fascinating case study to investigate the constraints and selection pressures th...

journal_title：Journal of evolutionary biology

authors： Muller AS,Montgomery SH

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated the effect of temperature and wing morphology on the quantitative genetic variances and covariances of five size-related traits in the sand cricket, Gryllus firmus. Micropterous and macropterous crickets were reared in the laboratory at 24, 28 and 32 degrees C. Quantitative genetic parameters were esti...

journal_title：Journal of evolutionary biology

authors： Bégin M,Roff DA,Debat V

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Using supertree phylogenetic reconstructions, we investigate how livebearing and freshwater adaptations may have shaped evolutionary patterns in the Atherinomorpha, a large clade (approximately 1500 extant species) of ray-finned fishes. Based on maximum parsimony reconstructions, livebearing appears to have evolved at...

journal_title：Journal of evolutionary biology

authors： Mank JE,Avise JC

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The evolutionary history of aquatic invasion in birds would be incomplete without incorporation of extinct species. We show that aquatic affinities in fossil birds can be inferred by multivariate analysis of skeletal features and locomotion of 245 species of extant birds. Regularized discriminant analyses revealed tha...

journal_title：Journal of evolutionary biology

authors： Hinić-Frlog S,Motani R

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Genetic diversity and spatial structure of populations are important for antagonistic coevolution. We investigated genetic variation and population structure of three closely related European ant species: the social parasite Harpagoxenus sublaevis and its two host species Leptothorax acervorum and Leptothorax muscorum...

journal_title：Journal of evolutionary biology

authors： Foitzik S,Bauer S,Laurent S,Pennings PS

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Queen pheromones are among the most important chemical messages regulating insect societies yet they remain largely undiscovered, hindering research into interesting proximate and ultimate questions. Identifying queen pheromones in multiple species would give new insight into the selective pressures and evolutionary c...

journal_title：Journal of evolutionary biology

authors： Holman L,Lanfear R,d'Ettorre P

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adding new taxa to morphological phylogenetic analyses without substantially revising the set of included characters is a common practice, with drawbacks (undersampling of relevant characters) and potential benefits (character selection is not biased by preconceptions over the affinities of the 'retrofitted' taxon). R...

journal_title：Journal of evolutionary biology

authors： Lee MS

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:When the availability of sperm limits female reproductive success, competition for sperm, may be an important broker of sexual selection. This is because sperm limitation can increase the variance in female reproductive success, resulting in strong selection on females to compete for limited fertilization opportunitie...

journal_title：Journal of evolutionary biology

authors： Marshall DJ,Evans JP

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The number of mature eggs remaining in the ovaries and the time left for oviposition determine the reproductive decisions of the hyperdiverse guild of insects that require discrete and potentially limiting resources for oviposition (such as seeds, fruits or other insects). A female may run out of eggs before all avail...

journal_title：Journal of evolutionary biology

authors： Deas JB,Hunter MS

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Describing and quantifying animal personality is now an integral part of behavioural studies because individually distinctive behaviours have ecological and evolutionary consequences. Yet, to fully understand how personality traits may respond to selection, one must understand the underlying heritability and genetic c...

journal_title：Journal of evolutionary biology

authors： Petelle MB,Martin JG,Blumstein DT

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In cooperative breeding vertebrates, indirect fitness benefits would be maximized by subordinates that accurately assess their relatedness to group offspring and preferentially help more closely related kin. In the Seychelles warbler (Acrocephalus sechellensis), we found a positive relationship between subordinate-nes...

journal_title：Journal of evolutionary biology

authors： Richardson DS,Burke T,Komdeurs J

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mountain birch, Betula pubescens ssp. tortuosa, forms the treeline in northern Sweden. A recent shift in the range of the species associated with an elevation of the treeline is commonly attributed to climate warming. Using microsatellite markers, we explored the genetic structure of populations along an altitudinal g...

journal_title：Journal of evolutionary biology

authors： Truong C,Palmé AE,Felber F

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The persistence of sexual reproduction in the face of competition from asexual invaders is more likely if asexual lineages are produced infrequently or have low fitness. The generation rate and success of new asexual lineages will be influenced by the proximate mechanisms underlying transitions to asexuality. As such,...

journal_title：Journal of evolutionary biology

authors： Neiman M,Sharbel TF,Schwander T

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:When breeding, male moor frogs Rana arvalis develop a bright blue dorsal coloration which varies in intensity between males. We tested whether this colour acts as a potential signal of a male's genetic quality to female moor frogs by artificially crossing pairs of males differing in the extent of the blue coloration t...

journal_title：Journal of evolutionary biology

authors： Sheldon BC,Arponen H,Laurila A,Crochet PA,Merilä J

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Parasites are ubiquitous and have well-documented ecological consequences. In contrast, the extent to which parasites drive phenotypic evolution in hosts remains obscure. We use a recently developed statistical technique--selective source analysis--to analyse the strength of phenotypic selection acting on floral trait...

journal_title：Journal of evolutionary biology

authors： Nuismer SL,Ridenhour BJ

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although it is generally expected that inbreeding would lower fitness, few studies have directly quantified the effects of inbreeding in wild mammals. We investigated the effects of inbreeding using long-term data from bighorn sheep on Ram Mountain, Alberta, Canada, over 20 years. This population underwent a drastic d...

journal_title：Journal of evolutionary biology

authors： Rioux-Paquette E,Festa-Bianchet M,Coltman DW

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Understanding how phenotypic plasticity evolves and in turn affects the course of evolution is a major challenge in modern biology. By definition, biological species are reproductively isolated, but many animals fail to distinguish between conspecifics and closely related heterospecifics. In some cases, phenotypic pla...

journal_title：Journal of evolutionary biology

authors： Drury JP,Anderson CN,Grether GF

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The rapid evolutionary divergence of male genital structures under sexual selection is well documented. However, variation in female genital traits and the potential for sexual conflict to drive the coevolution between male and female traits has only recently received attention. In many lepidopterans, females possess ...

journal_title：Journal of evolutionary biology

authors： McNamara KB,Dougherty LR,Wedell N,Simmons LW

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In Adaptation and Natural Selection, George C. Williams linked the distinction between group and individual adaptation with the distinction between group and individual selection. Williams' Principle, as we will call it, says that adaptation at a level requires selection at that level. This is a necessary but not a su...

journal_title：Journal of evolutionary biology

authors： Sober E,Wilson DS

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Female insects that mate multiply tend to have increased lifetime fitness, apparently because of greater access to male-derived resources (e.g. sperm, nuptial gifts) that elevate fertility/fecundity. Experiments that standardize the number of matings per female also show that polyandry can improve aspects of offspring...

journal_title：Journal of evolutionary biology

authors： Jennions MD,Drayton JM,Brooks R,Hunt J

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nectar robbing not only affects the reproductive fitness of the plant but it may also potentially affect the pollination dynamics of the associated coflowering individuals. In this study, we established that the nectar robber Xylocopa sinensis robs nectar only from the hermaphrodite ramets of the gynodioecious plant G...

journal_title：Journal of evolutionary biology

authors： Zhang YW,Yang CF,Zhao JM,Guo YH

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although numerous studies have attempted to find single unifying mechanisms for generating Madagascar's unique flora and fauna, little consensus has been reached regarding the relative importance of climatic, geologic and ecological processes as catalysts of diversification of the region's unique biota. Rather, recent...

journal_title：Journal of evolutionary biology

authors： Blair C,Noonan BP,Brown JL,Raselimanana AP,Vences M,Yoder AD

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00