Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Papers
(The TQCC of Journal of Evolutionary Biology is 7. 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 2021-06-01 to 2025-06-01.)
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The evolution of the additive variance of a trait under stabilizing selection after autopolyploidization74
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Can low‐quality parents exploit their high‐quality partners to gain higher fitness?60
Evolutionary biology and development model of medicines: A necessary ‘pas de deux’ for future successful bacteriophage therapy55
Mitonuclear conflict in a macaque species exhibiting phylogenomic discordance54
Predation risk and the evolution of a vertebrate stress response: Parallel evolution of stress reactivity and sexual dimorphism43
Effects of genetic vs. environmental quality on condition‐dependent morphological and life history traits in a neriid fly40
An update on recent developments at JEB38
Multispecies colour polymorphisms associated with contrasting microhabitats in two Mediterranean wrasse radiations35
Variation in seasonal timing traits and life history along a latitudinal transect in Mimulus ringens30
A tangled web: Comparing inter‐ and intraspecific mating dynamics in Anasa squash bugs29
Avoiding the tragedy of the commons: Improved group‐feeding performance in kin groups maintains foraging cooperation in subsocial Stegodyphus africanus spiders (Araneae, Eresidae)26
A novel neo‐sex chromosome in Sylvietta brachyura (Macrosphenidae) adds to the extraordinary avian sex chromosome diversity among Sylvioidea songbirds24
The effects of sex on extinction dynamics of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii depend on the rate of environmental change22
Viruses, cancers, and evolutionary biology in the clinic: a commentary on Leeks et al. 202322
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Sex ratio effects on reproductive success of male and female Daphnia21
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Trade‐offs in defence to pathogen species revealed in expanding nematode populations20
Genotype specific and microbiome effects of hypoxia in the model organism Daphnia magna20
Bait‐ER: A Bayesian method to detect targets of selection in Evolve‐and‐Resequence experiments19
Evolution of immune function in response to dietary macronutrients in male and female decorated crickets19
Social animal models for quantifying plasticity, assortment, and selection on interacting phenotypes19
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Assessing co-diversification in host-associated microbiomes18
Moderate evidence for heritability in the duet contributions of a South American primate18
A novel cricket morph has diverged in song and wing morphology across island populations18
Selection on sperm size in response to promiscuity and variation in female sperm storage organs18
Parasite‐induced shifts in host movement may explain the transient coexistence of high‐ and low‐pathogenic disease strains16
Evolutionary divergence in phenotypic plasticity shapes brain size variation between coexisting sunfish ecotypes16
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Correlated evolution of larval development, egg size and genome size across two genera of snapping shrimp16
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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 16
Subfunctionalisation of paralogous genes and evolution of differential codon usage preferences: The showcase of polypyrimidine tract binding proteins16
Axes of multivariate sexual signal divergence among incipient species: Concordance with selection, genetic variation and phenotypic plasticity15
Predictability of temporal variation in climate and the evolution of seasonal polyphenism in tropical butterfly communities15
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Size-dependent colouration balances conspicuous aposematism and camouflage14
Soft selection reduces loss of heterozygosity in asexual reproduction14
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Ontogenetic change in effectiveness of chemical defence against different predators in Oxycarenus true bugs14
New insights into Xenopus sex chromosome genomics from the Marsabit clawed frog X. borealis14
Heightened among‐individual variation in life history but not morphology is related to developmental temperature in reptiles13
Epigenetics and reproductive isolation: a commentary on Westram et al., 202213
Selection on dispersal drives evolution of metabolic capacities for energy production in female wing‐polymorphic sand field crickets, Gryllus firmus13
Assessment of phylogenetic approaches to study the timing of recombination cessation on sex chromosomes13
Evolution of thermal performance curves: A meta‐analysis of selection experiments12
The potential for the evolution of thermally sensitive courtship behaviours in the treehopper, Enchenopa binotata12
Ghost introgression in ricefishes of the genus Adrianichthys in an ancient Wallacean lake12
Environment dependence of the expression of mutational load and species’ range limits11
The association between personalities, alternative breeding strategies and reproductive success in dunnocks11
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Does sexual conflict contribute to the evolution of novel warning patterns?11
Phenotypic variation and genomic variation in insect virulence traits reveal patterns of intraspecific diversity in a locust-specific fungal pathogen11
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Pre‐ and post‐association barriers to host switching in sympatric mutualists11
Age-specific survival of territorial and non-territorial male chamois11
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Ecology and the evolution of sex chromosomes10
Effect of population size and selection on Toll‐like receptor diversity in populations of Galápagos mockingbirds10
Environmental variance in male mating success modulates the positive versus negative impacts of sexual selection on genetic load10
Purifying selection against spurious splicing signals contributes to the base composition evolution of the polypyrimidine tract10
Colour pattern variation forms local background matching camouflage in a leaf‐mimicking toad10
How plants conquered land: evolution of terrestrial adaptation10
Bet-hedging via dispersal aids the evolution of plastic responses to unreliable cues10
Interpopulation variation in inbreeding is primarily driven by tolerance of mating with relatives in a spermcasting invertebrate10
Implications of nitrogen translocation efficiency for hypotheses on the evolution of autumn colours—10
Trees growing in Eastern North America experience higher autumn solar irradiation than their European relatives, but is nitrogen limitation another factor explaining anthocyanin‐red autumn leaves?10
Signal detection shapes ornament allometry in functionally convergent Caribbean Anolis and Southeast Asian Draco lizards9
Does the definition of a novel environment affect the ability to detect cryptic genetic variation?9
No genomic repercussions of assortative pairing in a colour polymorphic lizard9
Evolution of life cycles and reproductive traits: Insights from the brown algae9
Investigating signal modalities of aposematism in a poison frog9
Sequencing of laser captured Z and W chromosomes of the tocantins paradoxical frog (Pseudis tocantins) provides insights on repeatome and chromosomal homology9
Environmental and genealogical effects on DNA methylation in a widespread apomictic dandelion lineage9
Genetic and social contributions to sex differences in lifespan in Drosophila serrata9
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Lack of alignment across yeast‐dependent life‐history traits may limit Drosophila melanogaster dietary specialization9
Consequences of adaptation to larval crowding on sexual and fecundity selection in Drosophila melanogaster9
Fluctuating selection driven by global and local climatic conditions leads to stasis in breeding time in a migratory bird9
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Genetic colour variation visible for predators and conspecifics is concealed from humans in a polymorphic moth9
Correlated evolution between orb weaver glue droplets and supporting fibres maintains their distinct biomechanical roles in adhesion8
Predator response to the coloured eyespots and defensive posture of Colombian four-eyed frogs8
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Positive genetic covariance and limited thermal tolerance constrain tropical insect responses to global warming8
Males and females contribute differently to the evolution of habitat segregation driven by hybridization8
Is drift ‘directional’? Unequal breeding sex ratio revisited8
How chromosomal inversions reorient the evolutionary process8
Pressure for rapid and accurate mate recognition promotes avian‐perceived plumage sexual dichromatism in true thrushes (genus: Turdus)8
Female reproductive fluid concentrations affect sperm performance of alternative male phenotypes in an external fertilizer8
Mistranslation can promote the exploration of alternative evolutionary trajectories in enzyme evolution8
Cytoplasmic incompatibility in hybrid zones: infection dynamics and resistance evolution8
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Ontogeny, phylogeny and mechanisms of adaptive changes in evaporative water loss in geckos8
Evolution of sex allocation plasticity in a hermaphroditic flatworm genus8
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)8
The influence of divergent reproductive strategies in shaping modularity and morphological evolution in mammalian jaws8
Evolution of antagonistic and mutualistic traits in the yucca‐yucca moth obligate pollination mutualism7
Evolution and dosage compensation of nucleolar organizing regions (NORs) mediated by mobile elements in turtles with female (ZZ/ZW) but not with male (XX/XY7
The effect of migration and variation on populations of Escherichia coli adapting to complex fluctuating environments7
No evidence for incipient speciation by selfing in North American Arabidopsis lyrata7
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Truly ubiquitous CRESS DNA viruses scattered across the eukaryotic tree of life7
100 years of Haldane's rule7
The following article for this Special Issue were previously published and can be found in its respective issue online7
Recent expansion of the non‐recombining sex‐linked region on Silene latifolia sex chromosomes7
Reproductive isolating mechanisms contributing to asymmetric hybridization in Killifishes (Fundulus spp.)7
Why do Hymenopteran workers drift to non-natal groups? Generalized reciprocity and the maximization of group and parental success7
Female reproductive mode shapes allometric scaling of male traits in live‐bearing fishes (family Poeciliidae)7
Hunger for sex: Abundant, heterogeneous resources select for sexual reproduction in the field7
Radiation‐mediated supply of genetic variation outweighs the effects of selection and drift in Chernobyl Daphnia populations7
Cryptic community structure and metabolic interactions among the heritable facultative symbionts of the pea aphid7
Seasonal stability and species specificity of environmentally acquired chemical mating signals in orchid bees7
Sperm competition risk affects ejaculate strategy in terms of sperm number but not sperm size in squid7
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Environmental effects rather than relatedness determine gut microbiome similarity in a social mammal7
Selfish migrants: How a meiotic driver is selected to increase dispersal7
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