Speciation is the process by which new species form and is the driving force of biodiversity. Since Darwin published On the Origin of Species, great efforts have been performed to explore the pattern ...

The process of reproductive isolation in house mice (Mus musculus) hinges on genetic incompatibilities that arise during divergence of subspecies. In natural hybrid zones between M. m. musculus and M.

Sexual selection in grasshoppers encompasses a suite of behavioural, morphological and genetic traits that influence mating success and drive divergence among populations. Male grasshoppers employ ...

Although carrion crows and hooded crows are almost indistinguishable genetically, they avoid mating with each other. LMU researchers have now identified a mutation that appears to contribute to this ...