Evolutionary Biology

Jozefien Van de Velde from the Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research in Cologne traveled to Australia for two months in search of frogs in the outback. This was no easy task, as her study subjects are nocturnal, hide underground in dry conditions, and only emerge after heavy rain. more

Mathematical models show how natural selection increases offspring mortality more

Researchers show that hybrid sterility is oligogenetically controlled by PRDM9 more

For 62 million years, leaf beetles receive a metabolic boost from their bacterial symbionts more

Great tits reveal how birds cope with changes in environmental temperatures more