Ecologists and evolutionary biologists are well aware that natural and sexual selection do
not operate on traits in isolation, but instead act on combinations of traits. This long-…

Interspecific hybridization is the process where closely related species mate and produce
offspring with admixed genomes . The genomic revolution has shown that hybridization is …

Background Patterns of spatial variation in discrete phenotypic traits can be used to draw
inferences about the adaptive significance of traits and evolutionary processes, especially …

While gene flow can reduce the potential for local adaptation, hybridization may conversely
provide genetic variation that increases the potential for local adaptation. Hybridization may …

Learning and other forms of phenotypic plasticity have been suggested to enhance population
divergence. Mate preferences can develop by learning, and species recognition might not …

Sexually antagonistic (SA) genetic variation—in which alleles favored in one sex are disfavored
in the other—is predicted to be common and has been documented in several animal …

Hybridization is an important source of variation; it transfers adaptive genetic variation across
species boundaries and generates new species. Yet, the limits to viable hybrid genome …

Results from field experiments using a fluorescence lidar system to monitor movements of
insects are reported. Measurements over a river surface were made at distances between 100 …

Although rapid evolution of body size on islands has long been known, the ecological
mechanisms behind this island phenomenon remain poorly understood. Diet is an important …

Monitoring insects of different species to understand the factors affecting their diversity and
decline is a major challenge. Laser remote sensing and spectroscopy offer promising novel …