Gene duplication, modularity and adaptation in the evolution of the aflatoxin gene cluster by Jakobek Judy L, Ramirez-Prado Jorge H, Carbone Ignazio, Horn Bruce W

“…Whether these differences are important in the evolutionary/ecological processes of species adaptation and diversification is unknown. …”
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Consideration of genetic variation and evolutionary history in future conservation of Indian one-horned rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis) by Tista Ghosh, Shrewshree Kumar, Kirtika Sharma, Parikshit Kakati, Amit Sharma, Samrat Mondol

“…Such well-informed, multidisciplinary approach will be the only way to ensure evolutionary, ecological and demographic stability of the species across its range.…”
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A second horizon scan of biogeography: Golden Ages, Midas touches, and the Red Queen by Michael N Dawson, Jan C. Axmacher, Carl Beierkuhnlein, Jessica L. Blois, Bethany A. Bradley, Anna F. Cord, Jürgen Dengler, Kate S. He, Lawrence R. Heaney, Roland Jansson, Miguel D. Mahecha, Corinne Myers, David Nogués-Bravo, Anna Papadopoulou, Björn Reu, Francisco Rodríguez-Sánchez, Manuel J. Steinbauer, Alycia Stigall, Mao-Ning Tuanmu, Daniel G. Gavin

“…That core is being enriched by large datasets (e.g. of environmental variables, ‘omics’, species’ occurrences, traits) and new techniques (e.g., advances in genetics, remote sensing, modeling) that promote studies with increasing detail and at increasing scales; disciplinary breadth is being diversified (e.g., by developments in paleobiogeography and microbiology) and integrated through the transfer of approaches and sharing of theory (e.g., spatial modeling and phylogenetics in evolutionary–ecological contexts). Yet some subdisciplines remain on the fringe (e.g., marine biogeography, deep-time paleobiogeography), new horizons and new theory may be overshadowed by popular techniques (e.g., species distribution modelling), and hypotheses, data, and analyses may each be wanting. …”
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Differential responses of Bactrocera dorsalis and its parasitoids to headspaces of different varieties of tree-attached mango fruits and the associated chemical profiles by Raphael Njurai Miano, Raphael Njurai Miano, Samira A. Mohamed, Xavier Cheseto, Shepard Ndlela, Tibebe Dejene Biasazin, Abdullahi Ahmed Yusuf, Egmont Rohwer, Teun Dekker

“…A follow-up study can reveal whether there is a convergence in olfactomes which is significant when developing baits that selectively attract the fruit fly and not its natural enemies and fill the knowledge gap from an evolutionary ecological perspective.…”
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Four problems in nonlinear Earth system dynamics by Arnscheidt, Constantin W.

“…Using this observation, the existing theory of “evolutionary rescue”, mathematics surprisingly like the global glaciation problem, and agent-based simulations, I argue that rate-induced collapse in response to environmental change may be a common feature of evolutionary-ecological systems on a vast range of scales. …”
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Novel “Superspreader” Bacteriophages Promote Horizontal Gene Transfer by Transformation by Eric C. Keen, Valery V. Bliskovsky, Francisco Malagon, James D. Baker, Jeffrey S. Prince, James S. Klaus, Sankar L. Adhya

“…However, even though phage-plasmid interactions occur on a massive scale and have potentially significant evolutionary, ecological, and biomedical implications, plasmid fate upon phage infection and lysis has not been investigated to date. …”
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Controlling the taxonomic variable: Taxonomic concept resolution for a southeastern United States herbarium portal by Nico Franz, Edward Gilbert, Bertram Ludäscher, Alan Weakley

“…The visualizations and estimated > 1 billion inferred concept-to-concept relations will effectively drive specimen data integration in the transformed portal. (3) We will expand Symbiota's taxonomy and occurrence schemas and related user interfaces to support the new concept data, including novel batch and map-based specimen determination modules, with easy output options in Darwin Core Archive format. (4) Through combinations of the new technology, enlisted taxonomic expertise, and SERNEC's large image resources, we will upgrade minimally 80% of all SERNEC specimen identifications from names to the narrowest suitable TCLs, or add "uncertainty" flags to specimens needing further study. (5) We will utilize the novel tools and data to demonstrate how controlling for the taxonomic variable in 12 use cases variously drives the outcomes of evolutionary, ecological, and conservation-based research hypotheses. …”
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Demographic estimation methods for plants with dormancy by Kéry, M., Gregg, K. B.

“…Such covariate modeling makes the CR approach particularly interesting for evolutionary–ecological questions about, e.g., the adaptive significance of the dormant state. …”
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