Ecological opportunity–through entry into a new environment, the origin of a key innovation
or extinction of antagonists–is widely thought to link ecological population dynamics to …

Biological invasions dramatically affect the distribution, abundance and reproduction of
many native species. Because of these ecological effects, exotic species can also influence …

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 …

Pine cones that remain closed and retain seeds until fire causes the cones to open (cone
serotiny) represent a key adaptive trait in a variety of pine species. In lodgepole pine, there …

A major unresolved question is how bacteria living in complex communities respond to
environmental changes. In communities, biotic interactions may either facilitate or constrain …

Interactions between natural selection and environmental change are well recognized and
sit at the core of ecology and evolutionary biology. Reciprocal interactions between ecology …

Background Massively parallel sequencing of cDNA is now an efficient route for generating
enormous sequence collections that represent expressed genes. This approach provides a …

For most, the mere mention of lice forces an immediate hand to the head and recollection of
childhood experiences with nits, medicated shampoos, and traumatic haircuts. But for a …

Coevolution of species is one of the major processes organizing the Earth's biodiversity.
Recent coevolutionary theory has indicated that the geographic structure of species has the …

The “geographic mosaic” approach to understanding coevolution is predicated on the
existence of variable selection across the landscape of an interaction between species. A …