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New Editor's Choice article:
"Island biogeography and competition drive rapid venom complexity evolution across rattlesnakes" by Hirst et al.
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Now seeking associate editors for 2026! AEs receive free membership in SSE and free registration to the annual Evolution meeting. Indicate your interest in this short form by September 30: forms.gle/JwAmeM4YV9Fv...

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July Editor's Choice article: "Parental care drives the evolution of male reproductive accessory glands across ray-finned fishes"

Lucas Eckert, Jessica S Miller, John L Fitzpatrick, Sigal Balshine, Benjamin M Bolker

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This issue's cover story and #EditorsChoice article:

"Coevolution and the diversification of nestling ornamentation in a species-rich avian radiation"

GA Jamie , GJ Huisman , RM Kilner , MD Sorenson , & CN Spottiswoode

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Don't miss this issue's Open Access #EditorsChoice article:

"Comparing rates of molecular and morphological evolution identifies multiple speciation trajectories in a diverse radiation of skinks"
Rhiannon Schembri, Lindell Bromham, Craig Moritz, & Xia Hua.
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This month's #EditorsChoice article: "Sperm competition intensity shapes divergence in both sperm morphology and reproductive genes across murine rodents" by Kopania et al. @ekopania.bsky.social https://buff.ly/3PoYFSE

New and free to read in Evolution:
"Extended phenotype affects somatic phenotype in spiders: web builders have lower estimated biting forces than free hunters"
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Corinthia R Black, Jeffrey W Shultz, Hannah M Wood

December issue's #EditorsChoice article: "Untangling the colonization history of the Australo-Pacific reed warblers, one of the world’s great island radiations."
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AM Kearns, MG Campana, B Slikas, L Berry, T Saitoh, GR Graves, A Cibois, RC Fleischer

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Don't miss our new Editor's Choice article:

"Is adaptation associated with long-term persistence beyond a geographic range limit?" by Regan L Cross & Christopher G Eckert.

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ICYMI: Our August Editor's Choice article finds that female Common grass yellow butterflies benefit from choosing brighter males 💡

"Ultraviolet signaling in a butterfly is preferred by females and conveys male genetic quality"
Nina Wedell & Darrell J Kemp

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