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Congratulations to Jong Yoon Jeon! Winner of the 2024 Louis Bernatchez Memorial Prize for the best student-led paper in Evolutionary Applications. 🔗: ow.ly/v3ry50VmwCn Evolutionary Applications

New study reveals how ocean currents & life history traits shape genetic divergence in chitons along China’s coast. Northern & southern populations of Acanthochitona rubrolineata show distinct lineages, separated by the Yangtze River🌊 doi.org/10.1111/eva.70…

New sardine genomics paper in Evolutionary Applications from Aberystwyth University DLS/AGB and colleagues (Cefas & Ifremer 🌊) reveals deep genetic divergence among regions and stock structuring on finer scales. Useful insights for fishery management and conservation. doi.org/10.1111/eva.70…

Study finds frogs in warm human habitats show higher sex reversal (♀→♂). Sex-reversed frogs grow bigger, likely increasing fitness, suggesting adaptation to heat. Could sex reversal help species cope with climate change? 🐸 doi.org/10.1111/eva.70…

Pain neurons & immune system cross-talk helps detect threats, but pathogens manipulate it via opioids or nerve interference. Some hijack pain signaling, affecting health & treatment. Learn more at: doi.org/10.1111/eva.70… 📸Fig 1 PAMP=pathogen-associated molecular patterns

DNA methylation shapes vertebrate genomes by depleting CpGs. Study in 6 spp. shows that protein-coding genes keep more CpGs, especially in regulatory/stress genes. This bias may mark adaptive potential & genome optimization doi.org/10.1111/eva.70… 📸Fig 2: Forces acting on CpG

Browsing by large (>2kg) mammals can disrupt eco-evo dynamics in restored forests, reducing tree survival & growth. To boost resilience, restoration plans must prioritize genetic diversity and account for herbivore impacts 🦘 doi.org/10.1111/eva.70… 📸 Wallaby and E. ovata

Our symposium "Evolutionary Genomics: Understanding and Adapting to Climate Change" (S23), co-organized by Molecular Ecology and Evolutionary Applications, received outstanding submissions. We'll showcase research on using evolutionary genomics to tackle climate change. ESEB ESEB2025

Urban eastern gray squirrels may face a hidden selective force: traffic! Melanistic squirrels are more visible to drivers, leading to fewer roadkill deaths compared to gray morphs. This may help explain why darker squirrels thrive in cities 🐿️ doi.org/10.1111/eva.70…

Study of 26 butterfly species links evolutionary history with plant toxins & range size to pollution tolerance. Bigger-ranged butterflies handle heavy metals better, while small-ranged ones are more vulnerable 🦋 doi.org/10.1111/eva.70…