Graphics Hall of Fame

This figure is from our "Inversion Invasions" paper. An inversion is a region of DNA that has been "flipped" around - all the genetic material is there, but in a different order! Many non-human species have multiple, large, and old inversions, but how and why does this evolve? In this figure we show how 7 inversions evolved in a simulated genome. Some of the inversions mostly gained mutations that were important in adaptation through time, while other inversions that arose later in evolution mostly captured mutations that were important in adaptation.

Figure by S. Schaal

This figure is from our "Modularity of local adaptation" paper. It illustrates how mutations in the lodgepole pine genome evolve in order to adapt to multivariate environmental pressures, such as aridity and freezing.

Figure by K. E. Lotterhos

This figure is from our review and synthesis on "Simulation tests of methods in evolution, ecology, and systematics". This figure shows that carefully designed evaluations of statistical methods on simulated data (data where the underlying truth is known) can influence the field and change the way science is done.

Figure by all authors

This figure is from our "Fluctuating Selection and Global Change" paper. In this conceptual figure, we illustrate how an experiment can be designed to determine how the amplitude and predictability of climate fluctuations interact to evolve phenotypic plasticity, and in turn, determine how a species responds to a novel climate.

Figure by K. E. Lotterhos