The analysis of polymorphism data is becoming increasingly important as a complementary
tool to classical genetic analyses. Nevertheless, despite plunging sequencing costs, …

Aboriginal Australians represent one of the longest continuous cultural complexes known.
Archaeological evidence indicates that Australia and New Guinea were initially settled …

We are a group of archaeologists, anthropologists, curators and geneticists representing
diverse global communities and 31 countries. All of us met in a virtual workshop dedicated to …

Geological archives record multiple reversals of Earth’s magnetic poles, but the global
impacts of these events, if any, remain unclear. Uncertain radiocarbon calibration has limited …

Populations arrayed along broad latitudinal gradients often show patterns of clinal variation
in phenotype and genotype. Such population differentiation can be generated and …

The current severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic has
emphasized the vulnerability of human populations to novel viral pressures, despite the vast …

Experimental evolution in combination with whole-genome sequencing (evolve and
resequence [E&R]) is a promising approach to define the genotype–phenotype map and to …

The genetic architecture of adaptive traits is of key importance to predict evolutionary
responses. Most adaptive traits are polygenic—ie, result from selection on a large number of …

Background Population genetic theory predicts that rapid adaptation is largely driven by
complex traits encoded by many loci of small effect. Because large-effect loci are quickly fixed in …

Various approaches can be applied to uncover the genetic basis of natural phenotypic
variation, each with their specific strengths and limitations. Here, we use a replicated genome-…