L. Dutoit

Convergent evolution of skim feeding in baleen whales

This study sequenced the genome of pygmy right whales to resolve their evolutionary relationships and finds they are more closely related to rorquals than right whales, indicating convergent evolution of right whale-like features.

Genome-wide analysis resolves the radiation of New Zealand's freshwater Galaxias vulgaris complex and reveals a candidate species obscured by mitochondrial capture

The paper uses genome-wide SNP data to resolve the phylogeny of Galaxias vulgaris complex, revealing a twelfth candidate species obscured by mitochondrial capture.

Climatic niche conservatism and ecological diversification in the Holarctic cold-dwelling butterfly genus Erebia

This study examines climatic niche evolution in the butterfly genus Erebia, finding that climatic niche conservatism promotes speciation while clades show divergent niche adaptations.

Rapid radiation of Southern Ocean shags in response to receding sea ice

This study investigates the evolutionary history of blue-eyed shags to understand their rapid radiation in response to climate changes in the Southern Ocean.

Paternal hypoxia exposure primes offspring for increased hypoxia resistance

This study shows that paternal hypoxia exposure increases offspring hypoxia tolerance through upregulated hemoglobin genes, without detectable methylation changes.

The search for sexually antagonistic genes: Practical insights from studies of local adaptation and statistical genomics

This paper evaluates methods for identifying sexually antagonistic genes by integrating concepts from local adaptation and statistical genomics, applying them to genome data and experimental approaches.