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Conspicuous animal signals are often under conflicting selection, with higher performance in one fitness component of life history diminishing performance in another component. The diversity of animal signals in nature suggests that novelty-a new structure or property of an orga…

We now recognize the pervasiveness of rapid evolution in the wild; yet it remains a challenge to identify the key patterns and processes to predict outcomes and inform management decisions. In this dissertation, I employ genomic tools and multi-scale analyses over molecules, spa…