American NaturalistJan 5, 2024

Clancey et al. study how the interactions between selection, phenotype-dependent dispersal, and mate preference drive microgeographic divergence. They pair models with empirical data using the island scrub-jay. Now available for free ahead of print!
https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/727723

#selection #mate #matePreference #microgeographic #divergence #empiricalData #scrubJay

American NaturalistSep 20, 2023
Read now ahead of print: Dittmar and Schemske conducted a multi-year #reciprocalTransplant study over a #microgeographic edaphic #gradient, showing that local #adaptation varies among years due to variability in annual #rainfall.
https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/725865