Microbial communities often exhibit incredible taxonomic diversity, raising questions
regarding the mechanisms enabling species coexistence and the role of this diversity in …

The recent increase in genomic data is revealing an unexpected perspective of gene loss as
a pervasive source of genetic variation that can cause adaptive phenotypic diversity. This …

It is increasingly important to improve our understanding of the genetic basis of local
adaptation because of its relevance to climate change, crop and animal production, and …

Parallel evolution across replicate populations has provided evolutionary biologists with
iconic examples of adaptation. When multiple populations colonize seemingly similar …

Gut microbiota are shaped by a combination of ecological and evolutionary forces. While the
ecological dynamics have been extensively studied, much less is known about how species …

Evolutionary changes in organismal traits may occur either gradually or suddenly. However,
until recently, there has been little direct information about how phenotypic changes are …

Evolution of large asexual cell populations underlies∼ 30% of deaths worldwide, including
those caused by bacteria, fungi, parasites, and cancer. However, the dynamics underlying …

The current interest in big data, machine learning and data analytics has generated the
widespread impression that such methods are capable of solving most problems without the …

Species interactions drive evolution while evolution shapes these interactions. The resulting
eco-evolutionary dynamics and their repeatability depend on how adaptive mutations …

In experimental evolution, laboratory-controlled conditions select for the adaptation of
species, which can be monitored in real time. Despite the current popularity of such …