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Pigeons, wingbeat frequency and flight behaviour

April 15, 2019

Jolan S. Theriault, Joseph W. Bahlman, Robert E. Shadwick, Douglas L. Altshuler. 2019. Work loop dynamics of the pigeon (Columba livia) humerotriceps demonstrate potentially diverse roles for active wing morphing. Journal of Experimental Biology.

Enhance CWL cyber security (pop-ups booths included) - deadline: May 31st

April 10, 2019

All members of the Faculty of Science will have their CWL account migrated to an 'Enhanced CWL' account by Friday May 31st!

Bubbles and Spittlebugs Podcast

April 10, 2019

Big Picture Science radio show/podcast on bubbles and spitlebugs

Matt Pennell receives the 2019 Theodosius Dobzhansky Prize

April 2, 2019

“The Theodosius Dobzhansky Prize is awarded annually by the Society for the Study of Evolution to recognize the accomplishments and future promise of...

Trish and Raul - welcome and goodbye at the JEB team of Editors

March 28, 2019

Our own Raul Suarez is stepping down after 14 years as an Editor of JEB and our own Trish Schulte is joining the team of Editors at JEB! So long Raul...

The hidden generalities governing the diversification of life on Earth

March 26, 2019

A meta-analysis of phylogenetic trees and fossil

How do populations use the same genes during adaptation and what are the ecological mechanisms linking such ‘(non)parallel’ evolution to the origin of species?

March 1, 2019

Thompson, Ken A., Matthew M. Osmond and Dolph Schluter. 2019. Parallel genetic evolution and speciation from standing variation. Evolution Letters.

Stilianos Louca receives the Jasper Loftus-Hills Young Investigator Award

February 8, 2019

Congratulations to Stilianos Louca, who received a 2019 Jasper Loftus-Hills Young Investigator Award from the American Society of Naturalists!

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Ionome and elemental transport kinetics shaped by parallel evolution in threespine stickleback

February 7, 2019

How one gene in a tiny fish may alter an aquatic ecosystem

February 5, 2019

Linking genomics to evolution to ecology, the work takes an unusual approach to reveal broad implications of how species adapt to their local environment.