A. Pomiankowski

The establishment of locally adaptive inversions in structured populations

This study shows that stronger local selection increases inversion establishment in structured populations by promoting maladaptive allele flow and adaptive haplotype capture.

Meiotic drive adaptive testes enlargement during early development in the stalk-eyed fly.

The paper shows that stalk-eyed fly drive males have enlarged testes at eclosion due to resource allocation during pupation, not adult development, and this supports an adaptive strategy for maintaining fertility despite sperm loss.

Meiotic drive does not impede success in sperm competition in the stalk-eyed fly, Teleopsis dalmanni

This study shows that meiotic drive does not hinder sperm competition success in stalk-eyed flies, as SR males sire equivalent offspring to non-carrier males in double mating trials.

Repeat sequences limit the effectiveness of LGT and favoured the evolution of meiotic sex in early eukaryotes

The paper shows that repeat sequences in early eukaryotes limited lateral gene transfer effectiveness, favoring the evolution of meiotic sex for genome stability.

The limits of metabolic heredity in protocells

This study shows that nucleotide catalysis can promote protocell growth when directly involved in CO2 fixation, but not when catalyzing other pathways.

The need for high-quality oocyte mitochondria at extreme ploidy dictates germline development

The paper develops computational models to show that mitochondrial selection through the Balbiani body is critical for maintaining quality in high-ploidy oocytes, explaining female germline development patterns.

X-linked meiotic drive boosts population size and persistence

This study shows that X-linked meiotic drivers can increase population size and persistence by adjusting sex ratios toward optimal levels for reproduction.

Genome expansion in early eukaryotes drove the transition from lateral gene transfer to meiotic sex

The paper models how genome size and recombination length influence the evolutionary transition from lateral gene transfer to meiotic sex in early eukaryotes.

Does meiotic drive alter male mate preference?

The paper investigates whether meiotic drive affects male mate preference in stalk-eyed flies, finding no difference in preference strength between drive and standard males but linking eyespan to preference strength.

Maintenance of fertility in the face of meiotic drive

The paper examines how meiotic drive in stalk-eyed flies affects male fertility and resource allocation, finding that drive males maintain high fertility despite sperm destruction.

Meiotic drive reduces egg-to-adult viability in stalk-eyed flies

The paper investigates the impact of SR meiotic drive on egg-to-adult viability in stalk-eyed flies, finding reduced viability in both sexes and additive effects in females.

Evolution of asymmetric gamete signalling and suppressed recombination at the mating type locus

This study models ligand-receptor dynamics to show asymmetric gamete signaling and suppressed recombination at mating-type loci drive the evolution of non-recombinant regions and anisogamy.

Limits to environmental masking of genetic quality in sexual signals

The paper tests how genetic and environmental factors interact to influence male sexual ornaments in stalk-eyed flies, showing genetic signals become more visible under stress but are overwhelmed in extreme conditions.