The Year in Evolutionary Biology 2010, Volume 1206

The latest volume of “The Year in Evolutionary Biology” series of the Annals features six synthetic reviews and two perspectives. Several of these contributions address issues related to speciation, ranging from a synthesis of research on two continents on the fascinating adaptive radiation of crossbills to an evaluation of how differences in gene expression affect the process of ecological speciation.

Other papers featured papers include:

• a meta-analysis of publications on allopatric versus sympatric speciation
• an evaluation of patterns of adaptation to climatic variation focused on phenotypic plasticity in response to global climate change
• a look at the genetic controls of plant stress responses from an evolutionary viewpoint
• new perspectives on the evolution of life histories
• an evolutionary analysis of the causes and consequences of persistent human diseases

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Review and synthesis.

Patterns of coevolution in the adaptive radiation of crossbills

Bridging the gap between ecology and evolution: integrating density regulation and life-history evolution

Global change and the evolution of phenotypic plasticity in plants

Pleiotropy, plasticity, and the evolution of plant abiotic stress tolerance

The origins and evolution of genetic disease risk in modern humans

The role of gene expression in ecological speciation

Perspectives.

Telomeres and life histories: the long and the short of it

Are we analyzing speciation without prejudice?

Carl D. Schlichting is the editor of The Year in Evolutionary Biology 2010, Volume 1206, published by Wiley. Timothy A. Mousseau is the editor of The Year in Evolutionary Biology 2010, Volume 1206, published by Wiley.