L1 retrotransposons are an abundant class of transposable elements that pose a threat to
genome stability and may have a role in age-related pathologies such as cancer. Recent …

A recurring feature of oceanic archipelagos is the presence of adaptive radiations that
generate endemic, species-rich clades that can offer outstanding insight into the links between …

The three species of the Drosophila simulans clade—the cosmopolitan species, D. simulans,
and the two island endemic species, D. mauritiana and D. sechellia—are important models …

Bayesian inference using Markov chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) has become one of the
primary methods used to infer phylogenies from sequence data. Assessing convergence is a …

Hurricanes are catastrophically destructive. Beyond their toll on human life and livelihoods,
hurricanes have tremendous and often long-lasting effects on ecological systems 1 , 2 . …

To explain the frequency and distribution of heteromorphic sex chromosomes in the lizard
genus Anolis, we compared the relative roles of sex chromosome conservation versus …

Urbanization drastically transforms landscapes, resulting in fragmentation, degradation, and
the loss of local biodiversity. Yet, urban environments also offer opportunities to observe …

Extreme climate events such as droughts, cold snaps, and hurricanes can be powerful agents
of natural selection, producing acute selective pressures very different from the everyday …

Rapid technological improvements are democratizing access to high quality, chromosome-scale
genome assemblies. No longer the domain of only the most highly studied model …

10.7554/eLife.35468.001 During speciation, sex chromosomes often accumulate interspecific
genetic incompatibilities faster than the rest of the genome. The drive theory posits that sex …