Snails, supergenes and a question of colour (Special Episode)
From the days of Darwin and Mendel, studies on colouration have played a vital role in deciphering the mechanisms of natural selection and genetic heredity. While this work has encompassed many specie...
10 Apr 201922min
Patterns in the Wing
Animal colouration is fascinating! Conspicuously affected by natural selection, an animal's colour pattern can impact many aspects of its life: from how well it can attract a mate to its success at av...
27 Mar 201912min
Parallel flight paths
How repeatable is evolution? This is one of the biggest questions in modern day biology, and until recently it seemed unanswerable. However, the growing number of known cases of parallel evolution—whe...
15 Mar 201914min
A mussel mosaic
A fascinating mosaic has recently been discovered in the Mediterranean, and we're not talking about the famous tiled art. Here, we're talking about a genetic mosaic in the Mediterranean mussel (Mytilu...
28 Feb 201913min
The master gland of domestication?
When we think of Charles Darwin and his theory of natural selection, the mind conjures images of exotic voyages to distant lands. However, in reality, Darwin's theory was more heavily influenced by hi...
18 Feb 201912min
A mixing of wolves
While there is little doubt that the grey wolf is one of the world's most iconic species, it is equally true that it is one of the world's most reviled. This later sentiment has seen them extirpated f...
28 Jan 201913min
PopGroup 52 special!
Every winter, geneticists from around the world brave the unpredictable weather to gather for the annual Population Genetics Group Conference. This year, Oxford Brookes University played host to the 5...
11 Jan 201917min
Disentangling the connectivity of an invasive weed
With their delicate, trumpet shaped flowers that open to greet the rising sun, the morning glory has long been a horticultural favourite. Unfortunately, the quick growth and hardy nature of these plan...
27 Des 201813min
