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Adaptation in the age of ecological genomics: insights from parallelism and convergence by Elmer, Kathryn R., Meyer, Axel

“…Parallel phenotypic diversification in closely related species is a rigorous framework for testing the role of natural selection in evolution. Do parallel…”
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Evolutionary origins of viviparity consistent with palaeoclimate and lineage diversification by Recknagel, Hans, Kamenos, Nicholas A., Elmer, Kathryn. R.

“…It is of fundamental importance for the field of evolutionary biology to understand when and why major evolutionary transitions occur. Live‐bearing young…”
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Parallelism in eco-morphology and gene expression despite variable evolutionary and genomic backgrounds in a Holarctic fish by Jacobs, Arne, Carruthers, Madeleine, Yurchenko, Andrey, Gordeeva, Natalia V, Alekseyev, Sergey S, Hooker, Oliver, Leong, Jong S, Minkley, David R, Rondeau, Eric B, Koop, Ben F, Adams, Colin E, Elmer, Kathryn R

“…Understanding the extent to which ecological divergence is repeatable is essential for predicting responses of biodiversity to environmental change. Here we…”
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De novo transcriptome assembly, annotation and comparison of four ecological and evolutionary model salmonid fish species by Carruthers, Madeleine, Yurchenko, Andrey A, Augley, Julian J, Adams, Colin E, Herzyk, Pawel, Elmer, Kathryn R

“…Salmonid fishes exhibit high levels of phenotypic and ecological variation and are thus ideal model systems for studying evolutionary processes of adaptive…”
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Local variation and parallel evolution: morphological and genetic diversity across a species complex of neotropical crater lake cichlid fishes by Elmer, Kathryn R., Kusche, Henrik, Lehtonen, Topi K., Meyer, Axel

“…The polychromatic and trophically polymorphic Midas cichlid fish species complex (Amphilophus cf. citrinellus) is an excellent model system for studying the…”
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Higher locomotor costs of pregnancy in viviparous compared to oviparous common lizards (Zootoca vivipara) by Hussain, Robert, Recknagel, Hans, Elmer, Kathryn R.

“…Pregnancy is a physiological cost of reproduction for animals that rely on fleeing to avoid predators. Costs of reproduction are predicted to differ between…”
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Genetic linkage of distinct adaptive traits in sympatrically speciating crater lake cichlid fish by Fruciano, Carmelo, Franchini, Paolo, Kovacova, Viera, Elmer, Kathryn R., Henning, Frederico, Meyer, Axel

“…Our understanding of how biological diversity arises is limited, especially in the case of speciation in the face of gene flow. Here we investigate the genomic…”
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Rapid and Parallel Adaptive Evolution of the Visual System of Neotropical Midas Cichlid Fishes by Torres-Dowdall, Julián, Pierotti, Michele E R, Härer, Andreas, Karagic, Nidal, Woltering, Joost M, Henning, Frederico, Elmer, Kathryn R, Meyer, Axel

“…Midas cichlid fish are a Central American species flock containing 13 described species that has been dated to only a few thousand years old, a historical…”
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Parallel selection on ecologically relevant gene functions in the transcriptomes of highly diversifying salmonids by Schneider, Kevin, Adams, Colin E, Elmer, Kathryn R

“…Salmonid fishes are characterised by a very high level of variation in trophic, ecological, physiological, and life history adaptations. Some salmonid taxa…”
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Genomic architecture of ecologically divergent body shape in a pair of sympatric crater lake cichlid fishes by Franchini, Paolo, Fruciano, Carmelo, Spreitzer, Maria L, Jones, Julia C, Elmer, Kathryn R, Henning, Frederico, Meyer, Axel

“…Determining the genetic bases of adaptations and their roles in speciation is a prominent issue in evolutionary biology. Cichlid fish species flocks are a…”
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Color Assortative Mating Contributes to Sympatric Divergence of Neotropical Cichlid Fish by Elmer, Kathryn R., Lehtonen, Topi K., Meyer, Axel

“…It is still debated vigorously whether sexual selection can result in speciation without physical barriers to gene flow. In this study, we used field data and…”
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A hybrid genetic linkage map of two ecologically and morphologically divergent Midas cichlid fishes (Amphilophus spp.) obtained by massively parallel DNA sequencing (ddRADSeq) by Recknagel, Hans, Elmer, Kathryn R, Meyer, Axel

“…Cichlid fishes are an excellent model system for studying speciation and the formation of adaptive radiations because of their tremendous species richness and…”
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Rapid sympatric ecological differentiation of crater lake cichlid fishes within historic times by Elmer, Kathryn R, Lehtonen, Topi K, Kautt, Andreas F, Harrod, Chris, Meyer, Axel

“…After a volcano erupts, a lake may form in the cooled crater and become an isolated aquatic ecosystem. This makes fishes in crater lakes informative for…”
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Common lizard microhabitat selection varies by sex, parity mode, and colouration by Recknagel, Hans, Harvey, William T, Layton, Megan, Elmer, Kathryn R

“…Abstract Background Animals select and interact with their environment in various ways, including to ensure their physiology is at its optimal capacity, access…”
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Rapid adaptation through genomic and epigenomic responses following translocations in an endangered salmonid by Crotti, Marco, Yohannes, Elizabeth, Winfield, Ian J., Lyle, Alex A., Adams, Colin E., Elmer, Kathryn R.

“…Identifying the molecular mechanisms facilitating adaptation to new environments is a key question in evolutionary biology, especially in the face of current…”
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Intra-lake origin and rapid expansion of invasive pelagic three-spined stickleback in Lake Constance by Dahms, Carolin, Roch, Samuel, Elmer, Kathryn R., Ros, Albert, Brinker, Alexander, Jacobs, Arne

“…The rapid expansion of three-spined stickleback ( Gasterosteus aculeatus Linnaeus, 1758 (Perciformes, Gasterosteida)) in the pelagic zone of Lake Constance,…”
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Alternative splicing and gene expression play contrasting roles in the parallel phenotypic evolution of a salmonid fish by Jacobs, Arne, Elmer, Kathryn R.

“…Understanding the contribution of different molecular processes to evolution and development is crucial for identifying the mechanisms of adaptation. Here, we…”
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Pleistocene Desiccation in East Africa Bottlenecked but Did Not Extirpate the Adaptive Radiation of Lake Victoria Haplochromine Cichlid Fishes by Elmer, Kathryn R., Reggio, Chiara, Wirth, Thierry, Verheyen, Erik, Salzburger, Walter, Meyer, Axel, Wake, David B.

“…The Great Lakes region of East Africa, including Lake Victoria, is the center of diversity of the mega-diverse cichlid fishes (Perciformes: Teleostei)…”
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Dollo’s law of irreversibility in the post-genomic age by Elmer, Kathryn R., Clobert, Jean

“…‘Dollo’s law’ says that evolutionary reversal, or regain of lost traits, is impossible. This is a long-standing, controversial, and often miscommunicated area…”
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Correction to: De novo transcriptome assembly, annotation and comparison of four ecological and evolutionary model salmonid fish species by Carruthers, Madeleine, Yurchenko, Andrey A, Augley, Julian J, Adams, Colin E, Herzyk, Pawel, Elmer, Kathryn R

“…Following the publication of this article [1], the authors noticed found that they incorrectly reported the BUSCO completeness for the PhyloFish brown trout…”
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