Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Papers
(The median citation count of Journal of Evolutionary Biology is 3. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-04-01 to 2025-04-01.)
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Consequences of adaptation to larval crowding on sexual and fecundity selection in Drosophila melanogaster65
Evolutionary coexistence in a fluctuating environment by specialization on resource level65
Reproductive trade‐offs and phenotypic selection change with body condition, but not with predation regime, across island lizard populations53
A novel neo‐sex chromosome in Sylvietta brachyura (Macrosphenidae) adds to the extraordinary avian sex chromosome diversity among Sylvioidea songbirds53
Lack of alignment across yeast‐dependent life‐history traits may limit Drosophila melanogaster dietary specialization46
The evolution of the additive variance of a trait under stabilizing selection after autopolyploidization38
Mutation accumulation in inbreeding populations under evolution of the selfing rate35
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Intraspecific variation in reproductive barriers between two closely related Arabidopsis sister species19
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Response to: A comment on The adaptive value of gluttony: Predators mediate the life history trade‐offs of satiation threshold by Pruitt and Krauel (2010) by Postma et al. (2021)19
Avoiding the tragedy of the commons: Improved group‐feeding performance in kin groups maintains foraging cooperation in subsocial Stegodyphus africanus spiders (Araneae, Eresidae)18
Sequencing of laser captured Z and W chromosomes of the tocantins paradoxical frog (Pseudis tocantins) provides insights on repeatome and chromosomal homology18
A variance partitioning perspective of assortative mating: Proximate mechanisms and evolutionary implications18
Evidence of prezygotic isolation, but not assortative mating, between locally adapted populations ofFundulus heteroclitusacross a salinity gradient18
Multispecies colour polymorphisms associated with contrasting microhabitats in two Mediterranean wrasse radiations18
Effects of genetic vs. environmental quality on condition‐dependent morphological and life history traits in a neriid fly17
Phenotypic plasticity drives phenological changes in a Mediterranean blue tit population16
Arms race and fluctuating selection dynamics in Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteria coevolving with phage OMKO116
Species divergence and repeated ancient hybridization in a Sulawesian lake system16
Sex chromosome evolution: The remarkable diversity in the evolutionary rates and mechanisms16
Variation in seasonal timing traits and life history along a latitudinal transect in Mimulus ringens15
An update on recent developments at JEB15
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Can low‐quality parents exploit their high‐quality partners to gain higher fitness?13
Meiotic drive does not cause condition‐dependent reduction of the sexual ornament in stalk‐eyed flies13
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Mitonuclear conflict in a macaque species exhibiting phylogenomic discordance13
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The tarnished silver spoon? Trade‐off between prenatal growth and telomere length in wild boar13
Evolution of reproductive structures for in‐flight mating in thynnine wasps (Hymenoptera: Thynnidae: Thynninae)12
Pressure for rapid and accurate mate recognition promotes avian‐perceived plumage sexual dichromatism in true thrushes (genus: Turdus)12
Sex ratio effects on reproductive success of male and female Daphnia12
The role of migration in mutant dynamics in fragmented populations12
Signal detection shapes ornament allometry in functionally convergent Caribbean Anolis and Southeast Asian Draco lizards12
Extra‐pair paternity and sexual dimorphism in birds12
Mixed support for an alignment between phenotypic plasticity and genetic differentiation in damselfly wing shape11
Ecology, sexual dimorphism, and jumping evolution in anurans11
A tangled web: Comparing inter‐ and intraspecific mating dynamics in Anasa squash bugs11
Predation risk and the evolution of a vertebrate stress response: Parallel evolution of stress reactivity and sexual dimorphism11
Phenotypic and functional variation in venom and venom resistance of two sympatric rattlesnakes and their prey10
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The effects of sex on extinction dynamics of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii depend on the rate of environmental change10
Evolutionary rescue under demographic and environmental stochasticity10
Genetic colour variation visible for predators and conspecifics is concealed from humans in a polymorphic moth10
How to fail in advertising: The potential of marketing theory to predict the community-level selection of defended prey10
Investigating signal modalities of aposematism in a poison frog10
Candidate gene polymorphisms are linked to dispersive and migratory behaviour: Searching for a mechanism behind the “paradox of the great speciators”10
Comparative and experimental studies on the relationship between body size and countershading in caterpillars10
Alteration of diet microbiota limits the experimentally evolved immune priming response in flour beetles, but not pathogen resistance10
The effect of mutational robustness on the evolvability of multicellular organisms and eukaryotic cells9
Positive genetic covariance and limited thermal tolerance constrain tropical insect responses to global warming9
How chromosomal inversions reorient the evolutionary process9
Viruses, cancers, and evolutionary biology in the clinic: a commentary on Leeks et al. 20239
Evolutionary biology and development model of medicines: A necessary ‘pas de deux’ for future successful bacteriophage therapy9
Does the definition of a novel environment affect the ability to detect cryptic genetic variation?9
Environmental and genealogical effects on DNA methylation in a widespread apomictic dandelion lineage9
Spatial variation in the evolutionary potential and constraints of basal metabolic rate and body mass in a wild bird9
A lot of convergence, a bit of divergence: Environment and interspecific interactions shape body colour patterns in Lissotriton newts9
Strong postmating reproductive isolation in Mimulus section Eunanus8
Evidence for the Predator Attraction Hypothesis in an amphibian predator–prey system8
Responses to artificial selection for locomotor activity: A focus on death feigning in red flour beetle8
Ontogeny, phylogeny and mechanisms of adaptive changes in evaporative water loss in geckos8
Variation in shape and consistency of selection between populations of the threatened Hihi (Notiomystis cincta)8
To self or not to self? Absence of mate choice despite costly outcrossing in the fungus Podospora anserina8
X chromosomes show relaxed selection and complete somatic dosage compensation across Timema stick insect species8
A meta‐analysis on the heritability of vertebrate telomere length8
Range expansions of sexual versus asexual organisms: Effects of reproductive assurance and migration load8
A comment on The adaptive value of gluttony: predators mediate the life history trade‐offs of satiation threshold by Pruitt & Krauel (2010)8
Is drift ‘directional’? Unequal breeding sex ratio revisited8
Evolution of sex allocation plasticity in a hermaphroditic flatworm genus8
Advantages of laboratory natural selection in the applied sciences8
Testing potential mechanisms of conspecific sperm precedence in Drosophila pseudoobscura8
Non‐reproducible signals of adaptation to elevation between open and understorey microhabitats in snapdragon plants8
The role of inter‐individual intolerance in group cohesion and the transition to sociality in spiders8
Evidence for genetic isolation and local adaptation in the field cricket Gryllus campestris7
Measuring, comparing and interpreting phenotypic selection on floral scent7
Males and females contribute differently to the evolution of habitat segregation driven by hybridization7
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The influence of divergent reproductive strategies in shaping modularity and morphological evolution in mammalian jaws7
Host genetic drift and adaptation in the evolution and maintenance of parasite resistance7
Correlated evolution between orb weaver glue droplets and supporting fibres maintains their distinct biomechanical roles in adhesion7
More to legs than meets the eye: Presence and function of pheromone compounds on heliothine moth legs7
Mistranslation can promote the exploration of alternative evolutionary trajectories in enzyme evolution7
Multiple infection theory rather than ‘socio-virology’? A commentary on Leeks et al. 20237
Bait‐ER: A Bayesian method to detect targets of selection in Evolve‐and‐Resequence experiments7
The evolution of conspicuousness in frogs: When to signal toxicity?7
Cytoplasmic incompatibility in hybrid zones: infection dynamics and resistance evolution7
Inferring temperature adaptation from thermal performance curves of somatic growth rate: The importance of growth measurements and mortality7
Evolution of immune function in response to dietary macronutrients in male and female decorated crickets7
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Evolutionary dynamics of sex‐biased genes expressed in cricket brains and gonads7
Negotiating mutualism: A locus for exploitation by rhizobia has a broad effect size distribution and context‐dependent effects on legume hosts7
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Individual reversible plasticity as a genotype‐level bet‐hedging strategy6
Complex effects of environment and Wolbachia infections on the life history of Drosophila melanogaster hosts6
No room for males in caves: Female‐biased sex ratio in subterranean amphipods of the genus Niphargus6
Relaxed selection on male mitochondrial genes in DUI bivalves eases the need for mitonuclear coevolution6
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Trade‐offs in defence to pathogen species revealed in expanding nematode populations6
Comparative analysis of the superoxide dismutase gene family in Cetartiodactyla6
Epistatic interactions between sex chromosomes and autosomes can affect the stability of sex determination systems6
Enforced specialization fosters mutual cheating and not division of labour in the bacterium Pseudomonas aeruginosa6
Sexually antagonistic evolution of mitochondrial and nuclear linkage6
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Diet and habit explain head‐shape convergences in natricine snakes6
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Reproductive isolation via divergent genital morphology due to cascade reinforcement inOhomopterusground beetles6
Social animal models for quantifying plasticity, assortment, and selection on interacting phenotypes6
A role for sex‐determination genes in life history evolution? Doublesex mediates sexual size dimorphism in the gazelle dung beetle5
Ecological and life‐history correlates of erythrocyte size and shape in Lepidosauria5
Sexual selection drives the coevolution of male and female reproductive traits in Peromyscus mice5
Greater reproductive assurance of asexual plant compared with sexual relative in a low‐density sympatric population: Experimental evidence for pollen limitation5
Diverse strategies that animals use to deter intraspecific predation5
Evolution of posture in amniotes–Diving into the trabecular architecture of the femoral head5
Experimental evolution of evolutionary potential in fluctuating environments5
Female reproductive fluid concentrations affect sperm performance of alternative male phenotypes in an external fertilizer5
The eggshell‐matrix protein gene OC‐17 is functionally lost in the viviparous Chinese crocodile lizard5
How do host plant use and seasonal life cycle relate to insect body size: A case study on European geometrid moths (Lepidoptera: Geometridae)5
Dispersal reduces interspecific competitiveness by spreading locally harmful traits5
Correlated responses in basal immune function in response to selection for fast development in Drosophila melanogaster5
No evidence for incipient speciation by selfing in North American Arabidopsis lyrata5
Simultaneous evolution of host resistance and tolerance to parasitism5
Adaptive phenotypic and genomic divergence in the common chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs) following niche expansion within a small oceanic island5
Predator response to the coloured eyespots and defensive posture of Colombian four-eyed frogs5
Multiple paternity is related to adult sex ratio and sex determination system in reptiles5
Evolution of multiple prey defences: From predator cognition to community ecology5
A theoretical model for host-controlled regulation of symbiont density5
Not just the sum of its parts: Geographic variation and nonadditive effects of pyrazines in the chemical defence of an aposematic moth5
Within‐population variation in body size plasticity in response to combined nutritional and thermal stress is partially independent from variation in development time5
Diversity of sex chromosomes in Sulawesian medaka fishes5
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Evolution of antagonistic and mutualistic traits in the yucca‐yucca moth obligate pollination mutualism5
Evolution of sex‐specific heat stress tolerance and larval Hsp70 expression in populations of Drosophila melanogaster adapted to larval crowding5
Plasticity and genetic effects contribute to different axes of neural divergence in a community of mimetic Heliconius butterflies5
Genetic and context-specific effects on individual inhibitory control performance in the guppy (Poecilia reticulata)5
Beauty or function? The opposing effects of natural and sexual selection on cuticular hydrocarbons in male black field crickets5
Genotype specific and microbiome effects of hypoxia in the model organism Daphnia magna5
Weak seed banks influence the signature and detectability of selective sweeps5
SARS‐CoV‐2 virulence evolution: Avirulence theory, immunity and trade‐offs5
Testing drivers of acoustic divergence in cicadas (Cicadidae: Tettigettalna)5
The avian lightweights: Trans‐Saharan migrants show lower lean body mass than short‐/medium‐distance migrants4
Assortative mating can help adaptation of flowering time to a changing climate: Insights from a polygenic model4
Capturing the rapidly evolving study of adaptation4
Sex and morph differences in age‐dependent trait changes in a polymorphic songbird4
Phenotypic selection on an ornamental trait is not modulated by breeding density in a pied flycatcher population4
Having a better home range does not reduce the cost of reproduction in Soay sheep4
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Comparative transcriptome analysis at the onset of speciation in a mimetic butterfly—The Ithomiini Melinaea marsaeus4
Red and yellow pigments in autumn leaves are associated with higher nitrogen resorption4
New insights into Xenopus sex chromosome genomics from the Marsabit clawed frog X. borealis4
Sperm competition risk affects ejaculate strategy in terms of sperm number but not sperm size in squid4
Parasite‐induced shifts in host movement may explain the transient coexistence of high‐ and low‐pathogenic disease strains4
Evolution of seed mass associated with mating systems in multiple plant families4
The effect of migration and variation on populations of Escherichia coli adapting to complex fluctuating environments4
Are brood sex ratios adaptive?—The effect of experimentally altered brood sex ratio on nestling growth, mortality and recruitment4
Genomic signatures for latitudinal selection in the tropical eel Anguilla marmorata4
Deep structure, long‐distance migration and admixture in the colour polymorphic land snail Cepaea nemoralis4
Pathogen‐mediated selection favours the maintenance of innate immunity gene polymorphism in a widespread wild ungulate4
Reproductive isolating mechanisms contributing to asymmetric hybridization in Killifishes (Fundulus spp.)4
A test of the photoprotection hypothesis for the evolution of autumn colours: Chlorophyll resorption, not anthocyanin production, is correlated with nitrogen translocation4
Evidence from automixis with inverted meiosis for the maintenance of sex by loss of complementation4
The phenomenon of red and yellow autumn leaves: Hypotheses, agreements and disagreements4
Recent expansion of the non‐recombining sex‐linked region on Silene latifolia sex chromosomes4
Evolutionary divergence in phenotypic plasticity shapes brain size variation between coexisting sunfish ecotypes4
Sustained positive consequences of genetic rescue of fitness and behavioural traits in inbred populations of Drosophila melanogaster4
Genetic sex determination, sex chromosome size and sex‐specific lifespans across tetrapods4
Radiation‐mediated supply of genetic variation outweighs the effects of selection and drift in Chernobyl Daphnia populations4
Evolution of physical linkage between loci controlling ecological traits and mating preferences4
Axes of multivariate sexual signal divergence among incipient species: Concordance with selection, genetic variation and phenotypic plasticity4
Strong phylogenetic congruence betweenTulasnellafungi and their associated Drakaeinae orchids4
Moderate evidence for heritability in the duet contributions of a South American primate4
Sex chromosome systems in Neotropical Primates: What have we learnt so far from cytogenetics and genomics?4
Trade‐offs between weapons and testes do not manifest at high social densities4
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Correlated evolution of larval development, egg size and genome size across two genera of snapping shrimp4
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Reconstruction of evolutionary changes in fat and toxin consumption reveals associations with gene losses in mammals: A case study for the lipase inhibitor PNLIPRP1 and the xenobiotic receptor 4
phylosem: A fast and simple R package for phylogenetic inference and trait imputation using phylogenetic structural equation models3
What is reproductive isolation?3
Lifespan decreases with proportion of sons in males but not females of zoo‐housed tigers and lemurs3
Hunger for sex: Abundant, heterogeneous resources select for sexual reproduction in the field3
Identification of a candidate sex determination gene in Culaea inconstans suggests convergent recruitment of an Amh duplicate in two lineages of stickleback3
The adaptive role of melanin plasticity in thermally variable environments3
Genetic and ecomorphological divergence between sympatricAstyanaxmorphs from Central America3
Evolution of choosiness dictates whether search costs of mate choice enhance speciation by sexual selection3
Assessing co-diversification in host-associated microbiomes3
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Selection on sperm size in response to promiscuity and variation in female sperm storage organs3
Why do Hymenopteran workers drift to non-natal groups? Generalized reciprocity and the maximization of group and parental success3
The protective value of the colour and shape of the mountain katydid's antipredator defence3
Morph‐specific life‐history correlations in a wing‐dimorphic water strider3
Recent progress in research on the gut microbiota and highland adaptation on the Qinghai‐Tibet Plateau3
Limited evidence of a genetic basis for sex determination in the common creek chub, Semotilus atromaculatus3
Heightened among‐individual variation in life history but not morphology is related to developmental temperature in reptiles3
Inbreeding reduces fitness of seed beetles under thermal stress3
The language of isolation: a commentary on Westram et al., 20223
Extinction in complex communities as driven by adaptive dynamics3
Assortative mating for between‐patch dispersal status in a wild bird population: Exploring the role of direct and indirect underlying mechanisms3
Epigenetics and reproductive isolation: a commentary on Westram et al., 20223
Seasonal stability and species specificity of environmentally acquired chemical mating signals in orchid bees3
Predictability of temporal variation in climate and the evolution of seasonal polyphenism in tropical butterfly communities3
Evolution and dosage compensation of nucleolar organizing regions (NORs) mediated by mobile elements in turtles with female (ZZ/ZW) but not with male (XX/XY3
The role of sexual isolation during rapid ecological divergence: Evidence for a new dimension of isolation in Rhagoletis pomonella3
Understanding the evolution of immune genes in jawed vertebrates3
Open questions in the social lives of viruses3
Lack of assortative mating might explain reduced phenotypic differentiation where two grasshopper species meet3
Realistic genetic architecture enables organismal adaptation as predicted under the folk definition of inclusive fitness3
A holocenic and dynamic hybrid zone between two cactophilicDrosophilaspecies in a coastal lowland plain of the Brazilian Atlantic Forest3
Parasitism and host dispersal plasticity in an aquatic model system3
Towards a global perspective for Salvia L.: Phylogeny, diversification and floral evolution3
100 years of Haldane's rule3
A novel cricket morph has diverged in song and wing morphology across island populations3
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Sequence dynamics of three influenza A virus strains grown in different MDCK cell lines, including those expressing different sialic acid receptors3
Polyploidization as an opportunistic mutation: The role of unreduced gametes formation and genetic drift in polyploid establishment3
Subfunctionalisation of paralogous genes and evolution of differential codon usage preferences: The showcase of polypyrimidine tract binding proteins3
Cryptic community structure and metabolic interactions among the heritable facultative symbionts of the pea aphid3
Size-dependent colouration balances conspicuous aposematism and camouflage3
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