Monthly Archives: June 2025

In the balanced lethal system in Triturus newts, individuals that inherit either the 1A or the 1B version of chromosome 1 twice will experience developmental arrest and die halfway embryonic development. Before that time, it has been impossible to predict … Continue reading →

The Near Eastern newts of the genus Neurergus are spectacular salamanders that seem to lack a proper common name. Because many of the species have at one time or another been referred to as ‘something something mountain newt’, let’s go … Continue reading →

The balanced lethal system in Triturus newts is well-suited to teach biology students basic principles about natural selection and genetic linkage. This was the motivation behind a paper led by my PhD student Willem Meilink published in Ecology and Evolution. … Continue reading →