The significance of prezygotic isolation for speciation has been recognized at least since the
Modern Synthesis. However, fundamental questions remain. For example, how are genetic …

Vertebrates exhibit a wide range of color patterns, which play critical roles in mediating intra-
and interspecific communication. Because of their diversity and visual accessibility, color …

Long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) are transcribed elements increasingly recognized for their
roles in regulating gene expression. Thus far, however, we have little understanding of how …

Little is known about the extent to which species use homologous regulatory architectures to
achieve phenotypic convergence. By characterizing chromatin accessibility and gene …

A striking paradox is that genes with conserved protein sequence, function and expression
pattern over deep time often exhibit extremely divergent cis-regulatory sequences. It remains …

Novel phenotypes are increasingly recognized to have evolved by co-option of conserved
genes into new developmental contexts, yet the process by which co-opted genes modify …

The evolution of sexual communication is critically important in the diversity of arthropods,
which are declining at a fast pace worldwide. Their environments are rapidly changing, with …

Butterfly color patterns provide visible and biodiverse phenotypic readouts of the patterning
processes. Although the secreted ligand WntA has been shown to instruct the color pattern …

Colour is often used as an aposematic warning signal, with predator learning expected to
lead to a single colour pattern within a population. However, there are many puzzling cases …

Neofunctionalization of duplicated gene copies is thought to be an important process
underlying the origin of evolutionary novelty and provides an elegant mechanism for the …