I. Fragata

Competition for food affects the strength of reproductive interference and its consequences for species coexistence.

This study shows that food competition alters reproductive interference between spider mite species, affecting their competitive outcomes and coexistence.

Spider mites collectively avoid plants with cadmium irrespective of their frequency or the presence of competitors

The paper shows that spider mites collectively avoid cadmium-contaminated plants regardless of contamination frequency or competitor presence, but individual mites do not show such preference.

Evolution in response to an abiotic stress shapes species coexistence

The paper shows that evolution in a stressful environment allows two spider mite species to coexist, but evolution of one species in isolation leads to exclusion.

Shaken, not shifted: Genotypic variation tunes how interspecific competition shapes niches

The paper examines genetic variation in spider mite responses to cadmium gradients and interspecific competition, finding genotype-specific effects on niche shaping and resource use.

Limits to the adaptation of herbivorous spider mites to metal accumulation in homogeneous and heterogeneous environments

This study tests whether herbivorous spider mites adapt to cadmium-accumulating plants in homogeneous and heterogeneous environments, finding no adaptation and low genetic variation in measured traits.

Specific sequence of arrival promotes coexistence via spatial niche preemption by the weak competitor

The paper shows that the order of species arrival affects competitive outcomes through spatial niche preemption, enabling coexistence of two spider mite species.

The adaptive potential of the middle domain of yeast Hsp90

The paper quantifies how adaptation costs vary across environments by analyzing mutations in the middle domain of yeast Hsp90, finding low adaptation cost and identifying regions enriched in beneficial or deleterious mutations.

Creating outbred and inbred populations of haplodiploid mites to measure adaptive responses in the lab

The paper describes methods to create outbred and inbred haplodiploid spider mite populations for studying adaptive responses and heritability.

Comprehensive fitness maps of Hsp90 show widespread environmental dependence

This study maps the fitness effects of Hsp90 variants across multiple environments, showing widespread environmental dependence and selection for robustness.

How phenotypic convergence arises in experimental evolution

This study examines whether initially differentiated Drosophila subobscura populations converge to similar adaptive states after 60 generations in a common environment, finding persistent differentiation despite convergence patterns.

The fitness landscape of the codon space across environments

The paper quantifies the fitness effects of synonymous mutations across environments in yeast using Bayesian methods and shows their impact on evolutionary dynamics.