Nicholas G. Crawford Created 2026-10-20 Updated 2026-11-05
An evolutionary biologist who used ultraconserved genomic elements to investigate turtle relationships and test their placement relative to archosaurs.[ref]
Paul D. Sniegowski Created 2026-10-20 Updated 2026-11-05
Evolutionary biologist who studied how mutation rates themselves evolve. In long-running Escherichia coli populations, Sniegowski and collaborators observed the spontaneous emergence of variants with elevated mutation rates during adaptation. The result illustrates how a mechanism generating variation can change during evolution.[ref]
Peter R. Grant Created 2026-10-20 Updated 2026-11-05
Evolutionary biologist who, with B. Rosemary Grant, followed Darwin's finches over decades. Their measurements linked changing environments with repeated changes in body and beak traits, showing why long-term evolution need not follow one persistent direction.[ref]
Robert D. Reed Created 2026-10-20 Updated 2026-11-05
An evolutionary biologist who investigated genetic control of butterfly wing patterns, linking Optix to repeated changes in mimetic colour patterns.[ref]
Thierry Lefèvre Created 2026-10-20 Updated 2026-11-05
An evolutionary biologist who tested whether infected monarch mothers change oviposition choices in ways associated with reduced parasite growth in offspring.[ref]
Thomas M. DeChiara Created 2026-10-20 Updated 2026-11-05
An evolutionary biologist who investigated parent-of-origin effects of disrupting the mouse insulin-like growth factor II gene, connecting genomic imprinting to offspring growth.[ref]