American Society of Naturalists

A membership society whose goal is to advance and to diffuse knowledge of organic evolution and other broad biological principles so as to enhance the conceptual unification of the biological sciences.

Forthcoming Papers

What ratio of sons to daughters <i>should</i> you have?

What ratio of sons to daughters should you have?

Posted on by Iain R. Moodie, edited by Lena Holtmanns and Julia Harenčár

Read about “Sex Allocation in a Monogamous Bird: Advantaged Matrilines and Sons with Silver Spoons” by Ashley Atkins Coleman, Kelly D. Miller, Kelly L. O’Neil, Rin Pell, Shelby R. Green, and E. Keith Bowers (Jan 2025)

Parasite Power Plays: How Do Coinfections Shape Host Genetics and Traits?

Parasite Power Plays: How Do Coinfections Shape Host Genetics and Traits?

Posted on by Elvira D’Bastiani, edited by Genrietta Yagudayeva and Julia Harenčár

Read about “The Dominance of Coinfecting Parasites’ Indirect Genetic Effects on Host Traits” by Daniel I. Bolnick, Sophia Arruda, Christian Polania, Lauren Simonse, Arshad Padhiar, Maria L. Rodgers, and Andrea J. Roth-Monzón (Nov 2024)

Golden Retriever Energy Helps Wild Dragons Navigate the Social Landscape

Golden Retriever Energy Helps Wild Dragons Navigate the Social Landscape

Posted on by Pooja Radhakrishnan, edited by Julia Harenčár

Read about “Sex-Specific Associations between Social Behavior, Its Predictability, and Fitness in a Wild Lizard” by Barbara Class, Kasha Strickland, Dominique Potvin, Nicola Jackson, Shinichi Nakagawa, and Celine Frère (Nov 2024)

Explosive pollination may confer a pre-pollination, male-competition advantage to plants

Explosive pollination may confer a pre-pollination, male-competition advantage to plants

Posted on by Andrea Romero, edited by Swapna Subramanian and Julia Harenčár

Read about “Pollen Wars: Explosive Pollination Removes Pollen Deposited from Previously Visited Flowers” by Bruce Anderson, Bruce Anderson, Ana Carolina Sabino-Oliveira, Carlos Andres Matallana-Puerto, César Augusto Arvelos, Cinthia Soares Novaes, Daniela Cristina de Cario Calaça, Isadora Schulze-Albuquerque, João Pedro Santos Pereira, Jordana Oliveira Borges, Lilian Rodrigues Ferreira de Melo, Patrick Menezes Consorte, Sara Medina-Benavides, Tamires de Oliveira Andrade, Thainã Resende Monteiro, Vanessa Gonzaga Marcelo, Victor H. D. Silva, Paulo Eugênio Oliveira, and Vinícius Lourenço Garcia de Brito (Dec 2024)

Infidelity, divorce, and real-estate drama in the Alpine swift

Infidelity, divorce, and real-estate drama in the Alpine swift

Posted on by Diana Aguilar Gómez, edited by Juan D. Carvajal-Castro

Read about “Who keeps the house after divorcing? Partner and nest fidelity in the long-lived Alpine swift” by Michela N. Dumas, Christoph M. Meier, Pierre Bize, and Julien G. A. Martin (Feb 2025)