Coverage of “Contrasting signatures of genomic divergence in rapidly speciating crater lake cichlid fishes.”
Nosil et al. 2021. How many genetic changes create new species? Speciation in plants and animals can involve differentiation across many genetic regions. Science. 371: 777-779. PDF
Research in Collaboration with the University of Oviedo sheds light on the formation of species. El Comercio
Answer to Darwin’s question Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics
Answer to Darwin’s question University of Konstanz
Answer to Darwin’s question Eureka! Alert-Science News
Gareth Fraser and I’s Symposium at SICB 2020: Biology at the Cusp: Teeth as a Model Phenotype for Integrating Developmental Genomics, Biomechanics, and Ecology
Blog about our SICB Symposium:
S3 Symposia in focus: Biology at the Cusp
Coverage of “MicroRNA gene regulation in extremely young and parallel adaptive radiations of crater lake cichlid fish”
Rapid evolution: New findings on its molecular mechanisms. Innovations Report
Rapid evolution: New findings on its molecular mechanisms. Science Daily
Rapid evolution: New findings on its molecular mechanisms. Phys Org!
Rapid evolution: New findings on its molecular mechanisms. EurekAlert!
Coverage of “Pleiotropic jaw morphology links the evolution of mechanical modularity and functional feeding convergence in Lake Malawi cichlids”
New insights into phenotypic complexity and diversity among cichlids Phys Org 2019
New insights into phenotypic complexity and diversity among cichlids EurekaAlert! 2019
New insights into phenotypic complexity and diversity among cichlids University of Konstanz 2019
Coverage of “Agouti-related peptide 2 facilitates convergent evolution of stripe patterns across cichlid fish radiations”
Team discovers the genetic basis for the repeated evolution of color patterns Phys Org 2018
Buntbarsche- Das Geheimnis der Streifen-Evolution Spiegel Online 2018
Wie die Evolution Streifen kommen und gehen lässt VBio 2018
Evolution does repeat itself after all University of Konstanz 2018
Evolution does repeat itself after all: how evolution lets stripes come and go Science Daily 2018
An article in a German newspaper about Malawi cichlid diversity: Wie funkelnde Juwelen unter Wasser Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. 2017
Journal Cover for “Biting into the genome to phenome map: developmental genetic modularity of cichlid fish dentitions”as part of the symposium: “A bigger picture: organismal function at the nexus of development, ecology and evolution”
Coverage of Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology Symposium: “A bigger picture: organismal function at the nexus of development, ecology and evolution.”
Grant will help Native American undergraduates attend first scientific meeting University of Washington. 2015
Symposium: A bigger picture: organismal function at the nexus of development, ecology and evolution Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology. 2015
Cartoon of SMBE Talk. Society for Molecular Biology and Evolution. 2015
Journal Cover for “Adaptive simplification and the evolution of gecko locomotion: Morphological and biomechanical consequences of losing adhesion”
Coverage of “Adaptive simplification and the evolution of gecko locomotion: Morphological and biomechanical consequences of losing adhesion”
Why some geckos lose their sticky feet Los Angeles Times. 2015
Why some geckos lose their ability to stick to surfaces Science Daily. 2015
Researchers uncover morphological and biomechanical consequences of geckos losing adhesion Phys Org. 2015
Geckos in Namibia evolved to lose sticky feet in desert Mindblowing Science. 2015
Coverage of “Evolution of bower building in Lake Malawi cichlid fish: Phylogeny, morphology, and behavior.”
Male fish dig pits and build sand castles at the bottom of Lake Malawi to attract females EurekAlert!. 2015
Why some male cichlids build sand castles Futurity. 2015
Why some fish build sand castles to attract mates Newsweek. 2015
Coverage of “Molecular and fossil evidence place the origin of cichlid fishes long after Gondwanan rifting.“
Researchers claim evidence suggests cichlid fish evolved long after Gondwana rifted apart Phys Org. 2013
Coverage of “An ancient gene network is co-opted for teeth on old and new jaws.”
Biologists find gene network that gave rise to first tooth Phys Org. 2009
Gene regulatory circuit discovered for first tooth, say researchers Science 2.0 2009
Biologists find gene network that gave rise to first tooth Science Daily. 2009
Coverage of “The ecology of individuals: incidence and implications of individual specialization.”
George Mercer Award ESA’s History
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