Jean Bousquet

This study identifies climate adaptation genes in black spruce across Canada using genetic and environmental association analyses.

This study evaluates how climate differences affect white spruce seed sources' phenology, frost tolerance, and non-structural carbohydrates, informing assisted migration strategies.

This study uses genomic data from quaking aspen to investigate historical population dynamics and adaptive divergence across its range, identifying genomic regions associated with local adaptation.

This study determines the optimal SNP density for maximizing genomic prediction accuracy and heritability estimates in three spruce species, finding plateaus between 4000 to 8000 SNPs.

The paper develops and validates an exome-wide SNP genotyping array for black and red spruces, showing its utility for hybridization studies and transferability to white and Norway spruces.

The paper assesses transcriptome-wide SNP diversity and adaptive variation in conifers, finding limited convergence at the molecular level but increased convergence at gene family and biological process levels.

The paper compares growth and climate response traits between black spruce, red spruce, and their hybrids, finding hybrids show superior cumulative growth and intermediate climate responses.

The paper identifies dense NLR gene clusters on single chromosomes in conifers, showing widespread genomic architecture and evolutionary significance.

This study develops high-density linkage maps for Sitka spruce using SNP markers, enhancing genomic resources for conifers and supporting genome assembly and genetic management.

The paper sequences and assembles the largest complete mitochondrial genome of a gymnosperm, Sitka spruce, revealing a complex multipartite structure.

ntEdit is a genome polishing tool that efficiently corrects base errors in genomic sequences across various species and coverage levels.

This study analyzes copy number variations (CNVs) in white spruce, finding they are mostly copy number losses, have high spontaneous mutation rates, and show transmission distortions affecting genetic variation.