David Berger

Macroevolution along developmental lines of least resistance in fly wings

Rohner, Patrick T.; Berger, David

Part of Nature Ecology & Evolution, p. 639-651, 2025

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Life-history adaptation under climate warming magnifies the agricultural footprint of a cosmopolitan insect pest

Burc, Estelle; Girard-Tercieux, Camille; Metz, Moa; Cazaux, Elise et al.

Part of Nature Communications, 2025

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A systematic map of studies testing the relationship between temperature and animal reproduction

Dougherty, Liam R.; Frost, Fay; Maenpaa, Maarit I.; Rowe, Melissah et al.

Part of Ecological Solutions and Evidence, 2024

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When and how can we predict adaptive responses to climate change?

Urban, Mark C.; Swaegers, Janne; Stoks, Robby; Snook, Rhonda R. et al.

Part of Evolution Letters, p. 172-187, 2024

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Systematic approaches to assessing high-temperature limits to fertility in animals

Bretman, Amanda; Fricke, Claudia; Baur, Julian; Berger, David et al.

Part of Journal of Evolutionary Biology, p. 471-485, 2024

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Macroevolution along developmental lines of least resistance in fly wings

Rohner, Patrick T.; Berger, David

Part of Nature Ecology & Evolution, p. 639-651, 2025

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Life-history adaptation under climate warming magnifies the agricultural footprint of a cosmopolitan insect pest

Burc, Estelle; Girard-Tercieux, Camille; Metz, Moa; Cazaux, Elise et al.

Part of Nature Communications, 2025

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A systematic map of studies testing the relationship between temperature and animal reproduction

Dougherty, Liam R.; Frost, Fay; Maenpaa, Maarit I.; Rowe, Melissah et al.

Part of Ecological Solutions and Evidence, 2024

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When and how can we predict adaptive responses to climate change?

Urban, Mark C.; Swaegers, Janne; Stoks, Robby; Snook, Rhonda R. et al.

Part of Evolution Letters, p. 172-187, 2024

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Systematic approaches to assessing high-temperature limits to fertility in animals

Bretman, Amanda; Fricke, Claudia; Baur, Julian; Berger, David et al.

Part of Journal of Evolutionary Biology, p. 471-485, 2024

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Coevolution of longevity and female germline maintenance

Baur, Julian; Koppik, Mareike; Savkovic, Uros; Dordevic, Mirko et al.

Part of Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Biological Sciences, 2024

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Heat stress reveals a fertility debt owing to postcopulatory sexual selection

Baur, Julian; Zwoinska, Martyna; Koppik, Mareike; Snook, Rhonda R. et al.

Part of Evolution Letters, p. 101-113, 2024

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Environmental complexity mitigates the demographic impact of sexual selection

Berger, David; Liljestrand Rönn, Johanna

Part of Ecology Letters, 2024

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On aging and age-specific effects of spontaneous mutations

Shenoi, Vinesh N.; Mital, Avani; Brengdahl, Martin; Abson, Katie et al.

Part of Evolution, p. 1780-1790, 2023

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Weak sex-specific evolution of locomotor activity of Sepsis punctum (Diptera: Sepsidae) thermal experimental evolution lines

Kjaersgaard, Anders; Blanckenhorn, Wolf U.; Berger, David; Esperk, Toomas

Part of Journal of Thermal Biology, 2023

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Developmental bias predicts 60 million years of wing shape evolution

Rohner, Patrick T.; Berger, David

Part of Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 2023

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Experimental evolution of dispersal: Unifying theory, experiments and natural systems

Lustenhouwer, Nicky; Moerman, Felix; Altermatt, Florian; Bassar, Ronald D. D. et al.

Part of Journal of Animal Ecology, p. 1113-1123, 2023

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Increased male investment in sperm competition results in reduced maintenance of gametes

Koppik, Mareike; Baur, Julian; Berger, David

Part of PLoS biology, 2023

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Mixed support for an alignment between phenotypic plasticity and genetic differentiation in damselfly wing shape

Johansson, Frank; Berger, David; Outomuro, David; Sniegula, Szymon et al.

Part of Journal of Evolutionary Biology, p. 368-380, 2023

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Heritable responses to combined effects of heat stress and ivermectin in the yellow dung fly

González-Tokman, Daniel; Bauerfeind, Stephanie S.; Schäfer, Martin A.; Walters, Richard J. et al.

Part of Chemosphere, 2022

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The mating system affects the temperature sensitivity of male and female fertility

Baur, Julian; Jagusch, Dorian; Michalak, Piotr; Koppik, Mareike et al.

Part of Functional Ecology, p. 92-106, 2022

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Growth rate mediates hidden developmental plasticity of female yellow dung fly reproductive morphology in response to environmental stressors

Walters, Richard J.; Berger, David; Blanckenhorn, Wolf U.; Bussiere, Luc F. et al.

Part of Evolution & Development, p. 3-15, 2022

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Understanding climate change response in the age of genomics

Lancaster, Lesley T.; Fuller, Zachary L.; Berger, David; Barbour, Matthew A. et al.

Part of Journal of Animal Ecology, p. 1056-1063, 2022

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Selection in males purges the mutation load on female fitness

Grieshop, Karl; Maurizio, Paul L.; Arnqvist, Göran; Berger, David

Part of Evolution Letters, p. 328-343, 2021

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Sexual conflict drives micro- and macroevolution of sexual dimorphism in immunity

Bagchi, Basabi; Corbel, Quentin; Khan, Imroze; Payne, Ellen et al.

Part of BMC Biology, 2021

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Comprehensive thermal performance curves for yellow dung fly life history traits and the temperature-size-rule

Blanckenhorn, Wolf U.; Berger, David; Rohner, Patrick T.; Schafer, Martin A. et al.

Part of Journal of Thermal Biology, 2021

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Natural selection mediated by seasonal time constraints increases the alignment between evolvability and developmental plasticity

Johansson, Frank; Watts, Phillip C.; Sniegula, Szymon; Berger, David

Part of Evolution, p. 464-475, 2021

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Elevated temperature increases genome-wide selection on de novo mutations

Berger, David; Stångberg, Josefine; Baur, Julian; Walters, Richard J.

Part of Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Biological Sciences, 2021

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Experimental evidence for effects of sexual selection on condition-dependent mutation rates

Baur, Julian; Berger, David

Part of Nature Ecology & Evolution, p. 737-744, 2020

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An experimental test of temperature-dependent selection on mitochondrial haplotypes in Callosobruchus maculatus seed beetles

Immonen, Elina; Berger, David; Sayadi, Ahmed; Liljestrand-Rönn, Johanna et al.

Part of Ecology and Evolution, p. 11387-11398, 2020

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High variation in last male sperm precedence and genital morphology in the emerald damselfly, Lestes sponsa

Johansson, Frank; Berger, David; Höglund, Jacob; Meyer-Lucht, Yvonne et al.

Part of Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, p. 497-506, 2020

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The genomic footprint of sexual conflict

Sayadi, Ahmed; Martínez Barrio, Álvaro; Immonen, Elina; Dainat, Jacques et al.

Part of Nature Ecology & Evolution, p. 1725-1730, 2019

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Implications of existing local (mal)adaptations for ecological forecasting under environmental change

Walters, Richard J.; Berger, David

Part of Evolutionary Applications, p. 1487-1502, 2019

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Sexual selection, environmental robustness and evolutionary demography of maladapted populations: a test using experimental evolution in seed beetles

Martinossi-Allibert, Ivain; Thilliez, Emma; Arnqvist, Göran; Berger, David

Part of Evolutionary Applications, p. 1371-1384, 2019

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Sexual selection and the evolution of male and female cognition: a test using experimental evolution in seed beetles

Baur, Julian; Nsanzimana, Jean d´Amour; Berger, David

Part of Evolution, p. 2390-2400, 2019

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Does thermal plasticity align with local adaptation?: An interspecific comparison of wing morphology in sepsid flies

Rohner, Patrick T.; Roy, Jeannine; Schafer, Martin A.; Blanckenhorn, Wolf U. et al.

Part of Journal of Evolutionary Biology, p. 463-475, 2019

• DOI for Does thermal plasticity align with local adaptation?: An interspecific comparison of wing morphology in sepsid flies

The efficacy of good genes sexual selection under environmental change

Martinossi-Allibert, Ivain; Rüffler, Claus; Arnqvist, Göran; Berger, David

Part of Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Biological Sciences, 2019

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Differential strengths of molecular determinants guide environment specific mutational fates

Dandage, Rohan; Pandey, Rajesh; Jayaraj, Gopal; Rai, Manish et al.

Part of PLOS Genetics, 2018

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Effects of host species and environmental factors on the prevalence of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis in northern Europe

Kärvemo, Simon; Meurling, Sara; Berger, David; Höglund, Jacob et al.

Part of PLOS ONE, 2018

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The consequences of sexual selection in well-adapted and maladapted populations of bean beetles

Martinossi-Allibert, Ivain; Savkovic, Uros; Dordevic, Mirko; Arnqvist, Göran et al.

Part of Evolution, p. 518-530, 2018

• DOI for The consequences of sexual selection in well-adapted and maladapted populations of bean beetles

Life history traits, but not body size, vary systematically along latitudinal gradients on three continents in the widespread yellow dung fly

Blanckenhorn, Wolf U.; Bauerfeind, Stephanie S.; Berger, David; Davidowitz, Goggy et al.

Part of Ecography, p. 2080-2091, 2018

• DOI for Life history traits, but not body size, vary systematically along latitudinal gradients on three continents in the widespread yellow dung fly

Replicated latitudinal clines in reproductive traits of European and North American yellow dung flies

Bauerfeind, Stephanie S.; Schaefer, Martin A.; Berger, David; Blanckenhorn, Wolf U. et al.

Part of Oikos, p. 1619-1632, 2018

• DOI for Replicated latitudinal clines in reproductive traits of European and North American yellow dung flies

Geographic clines in wing morphology relate to colonization history in New World but not Old World populations of yellow dung flies

Schäfer, Martin A.; Berger, David; Rohner, Patrick T.; Kjaersgaard, Anders et al.

Part of Evolution, p. 1629-1644, 2018

• DOI for Geographic clines in wing morphology relate to colonization history in New World but not Old World populations of yellow dung flies

Geographic variation in responses of European yellow dung flies to thermal stress

Bauerfeind, Stephanie S.; Sorensen, Jesper G.; Loeschcke, Volker; Berger, David et al.

Part of Journal of Thermal Biology, p. 41-49, 2018

• DOI for Geographic variation in responses of European yellow dung flies to thermal stress

Male-benefit sexually antagonistic genotypes show elevated vulnerability to inbreeding

Grieshop, Karl; Berger, David; Arnqvist, Göran

Part of BMC Evolutionary Biology, 2017

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Sex-specific selection under environmental stress in seed beetles

Martinossi-Allibert, Ivain; Arnqvist, Göran; Berger, David

Part of Journal of Evolutionary Biology, p. 161-173, 2017

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Temperature effects on life-history trade-offs, germline maintenance and mutation rate under simulated climate warming

Berger, David; Stångberg, Josefine; Grieshop, Karl; Martinossi-Allibert, Ivain et al.

Part of Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Biological Sciences, 2017

• DOI for Temperature effects on life-history trade-offs, germline maintenance and mutation rate under simulated climate warming

Sexually antagonistic selection on genetic variation underlying both male and female same-sex sexual behavior

Berger, David; You, Tao; Minano, Maravillas R.; Grieshop, Karl et al.

Part of BMC Evolutionary Biology, 2016

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Strong sexual selection in males against a mutation load that reduces offspring production in seed beetles

Grieshop, Karl; Stångberg, Josefine; Martinossi-Allibert, Ivain; Arnqvist, Göran et al.

Part of Journal of Evolutionary Biology, p. 1201-1210, 2016

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Complex mitonuclear interactions and metabolic costs of mating in male seed beetles

Immonen, Elina; Rönn, Johanna; Watson, C.; Berger, David et al.

Part of Journal of Evolutionary Biology, p. 360-370, 2016

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Plastic and evolutionary responses to heat stress in a temperate dung fly: negative correlation between basal and induced heat tolerance?

Esperk, T.; Kjaersgaard, A.; Walters, R. J.; Berger, David et al.

Part of Journal of Evolutionary Biology, p. 900-915, 2016

• DOI for Plastic and evolutionary responses to heat stress in a temperate dung fly: negative correlation between basal and induced heat tolerance?

Intralocus Sexual Conflict and the Tragedy of the Commons in Seed Beetles

Berger, David; Martinossi-Allibert, Ivain; Grieshop, Karl; Lind, Martin I. et al.

Part of American Naturalist, 2016

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Biased Estimates of Diminishing-Returns Epistasis?: Empirical Evidence Revisited

Berger, David; Postma, Erik

Part of Genetics, p. 1417-1420, 2014

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Multivariate intralocus sexual conflict in seed beetles

Berger, David; Berg, Elena C; Widegren, William; Arnqvist, Göran et al.

Part of Evolution, p. 3457-69, 2014

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Experimental evolution for generalists and specialists reveals multivariate genetic constraints on thermal reaction norms

Berger, David; Walters, R. J.; Blanckenhorn, W. U.

Part of Journal of Evolutionary Biology, p. 1975-1989, 2014

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Intralocus Sexual Conflict and Environmental Stress

Berger, David; Grieshop, Karl; Lind, Martin I.; Goenaga, Julieta et al.

Part of Evolution, p. 2184-2196, 2014

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Sex-dependent evolution of life-history traits following adaptation to climate warming

Rogell, Björn; Widegren, William; Hallsson, Lára R.; Berger, David et al.

Part of Functional Ecology, p. 469-478, 2014

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Quantitative genetic divergence and standing genetic (CO)variance in thermal reaction norms along latitude

Berger, David; Postma, Erik; Blanckenhorn, Wolf U.; Walters, Richard J.

Part of Evolution, p. 2385-2399, 2013

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The developmental plasticity and functional significance of an additional sperm storage compartment in female yellow dung flies

Schaefer, Martin A.; Berger, David; Jochmann, Ralf; Blanckenhorn, Wolf U. et al.

Part of Functional Ecology, p. 1392-1402, 2013

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The evolution of alternative developmental pathways: footprints of selection on life-history traits in a butterfly

Haugen, I. M. Aalberg; Berger, David; Gotthard, K.

Part of Journal of Evolutionary Biology, p. 1377-1388, 2012

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Intraspecific variation in body size and the rate of reproduction in female insects - adaptive allometry or biophysical constraint?

Berger, David; Olofsson, M.; Friberg, M.; Karlsson, B. et al.

Part of Journal of Animal Ecology, p. 1244-1258, 2012

• DOI for Intraspecific variation in body size and the rate of reproduction in female insects - adaptive allometry or biophysical constraint?

Ecological Constraints on Female Fitness in a Phytophagous Insect

Berger, David; Olofsson, Martin; Gotthard, Karl; Wiklund, Christer et al.

Part of American Naturalist, p. 464-480, 2012

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The Role of Mutation Bias in Adaptive Evolution

Svensson, Erik; Berger, David

Part of Trends in Ecology & Evolution, p. 422-434, 2019

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Forecasting extinction risk of ectotherms under climate warming: an evolutionary perspective

Walters, Richard J.; Blanckenhorn, Wolf U.; Berger, David

Part of Functional Ecology, p. 1324-1338, 2012

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The efficiency of purifying sexual selection under environmental change

Martinossi-Allibert, Ivain; Rueffler, Claus; Arnqvist, Göran; Berger, David

Evolution under increased male postcopulatory sexual selection reduces fertility under heat stress

Baur, Julian; Zwoinska, Martyna; Koppik, Mareike; Snook, Rhonda R. et al.