Nels and Vincent discuss the evolution of blood feeding to nonbiting in a mosquito, and evolution of bacterial virulence in the house finch caused by incomplete host immunity.
Nels and Vincent discuss a genomic analysis of the passenger pigeon, which shows that species with large and stable populations may be at risk of extinction after a sudden environmental change.
Nels and Vincent explore the role of TSR proteins during colonization of cnidarians by dinoflagellates.
Jonathan Weiner, author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning Beak of the Finch, joins Nels and Vincent to talk about his career and his writing.
TWiEVO 13: This week in ants
- November 15, 2016
- Tagged as: ant, Corrie Moreau, evolution, genome, mutualism, natural selection, plant, Pseudomyrmex, symbiosis
Corrie Moreau joins Nels and Vincent to talk about her comparative analysis of the genomes of mutualist ants that nest in plants, and non-symbiotic species.