ecology, evolution

A snapshot of the most highly ranked articles in ecology, from Faculty of 1000

Two genome-wide studies, backed up by field experiments, identify SNPs that correlate with Arabidopsis fitness in various climates.

Epigenetic perturbations could jump-start heritable variation.

Dried plant specimens reveal the origin of an insect pest that has spread throughout Europe.

A round-up of recent discoveries in behavior research

A young botanist pays tribute to his mentor by naming a newly discovered, rare species in his honor.

The evolution of bold warning coloration in mammals.

In Chapter 9, "We Were Hunted, Which is Why All of Us are Afraid Some of the Time and Some of Us are Afraid All of the Time," author Rob Dunn explains how predators shaped our evolution as we cowered and ran from their ravenous maws.

Whose well-being is threatened by our changing relationship with the myriad organisms that shaped the evolution of our species?

Columbia University evolutionary ecologist Dustin Rubenstein explains just why it's so interesting and important to find slime molds that engage in a form of agriculture.