The parasitoid wasp Nasonia vitripennis is an emerging genetic model for functional
analysis of DNA methylation. Here, we characterize genome-wide methylation at a base-pair …

Developmental plasticity looks like a promising bridge between ecological and developmental
perspectives on evolution. Yet, there is no consensus on whether plasticity is part of the …

Adaptive plasticity allows organisms to cope with environmental change, thereby increasing
the population’s long-term fitness. However, individual selection can only compare the …

Background Nasonia vitripennis is an emerging insect model system with haplodiploid
genetics. It holds a key position within the insect phylogeny for comparative, evolutionary and …

Abstract Changes in temperature have occurred throughout Earth's history. However,
current warming trends exacerbated by human activities impose severe and rapid loss of …

A major goal for ecology and evolution is to understand how abiotic and biotic factors shape
patterns of biological diversity. Here, we show that variation in establishment success of …

Populations adapting independently to the same environment provide important insights into
the repeatability of evolution at different levels of biological organization. In the 20th century…

Background Biological evolution exhibits an extraordinary capability to adapt organisms to
their environments. The explanation for this often takes for granted that random genetic …

Many features of the development of reptiles are affected by temperature, but very little is
known about how incubation temperature affects gene expression. Here, we provide a detailed …

Sexual dimorphism requires regulation of gene expression in developing organisms. These
developmental differences are caused by differential expression of genes and isoforms. The …