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Paul Schmidt

University of Pennsylvania

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Organism:Drosophila· 2 Research Focus:chromatin & epigenetic regulation· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1 Assay:whole-genome sequencing· 1

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Rapid evolution of learning and reproduction in natural populations of Drosophila melanogaster

Emily L. Behrman, Tadeusz J. Kawecki, Paul Schmidt

This study shows seasonal evolution of learning performance in Drosophila melanogaster, with spring flies learning better than autumn flies, and a trade-off between learning and reproduction mediated by genetic polymorphism.

bioRxiv · Oct 13, 2026 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology

Secondary contact and local adaptation contribute to genome-wide patterns of clinal variation in Drosophila melanogaster

Alan O. Bergland, Ray Tobler, Josefa Gonzalez, Paul Schmidt, Dmitri Petrov

The paper examines clinal variation in Drosophila melanogaster populations across North America and Australia, showing that admixture from European and African lineages contributes to parallel clinal patterns, limiting the identification of loci under local selection.

bioRxiv · Jan 6, 2015Evolutionary Biology