T. Cumer

Genetically diverse populations hold the keys to climatic adaptation: a lesson from a cosmopolitan raptor

This study shows that genetic diversity in barn owls enables adaptation to past and future climate changes by analyzing ecological niche models and genomic data.

Genomic bases of insularity and ecological divergence in barn owls (Tyto alba) of the Canary Islands

This study uses whole-genome data from barn owls in the Canary Islands to identify genomic regions associated with insular adaptation and ecological divergence.

Genomic consequences of colonisation, migration and genetic drift in barn owl insular populations of the eastern Mediterranean

This study uses whole genome sequences of barn owls to analyze genetic diversity and inbreeding in insular populations, showing distinct demographic histories between Crete and Cyprus.

Landscape and climatic variations of the Quaternary shaped multiple secondary contacts among barn owls (Tyto alba) of the Western Palearctic

This study uses whole-genome sequences to reveal the complex population history of barn owls in the Western Palearctic, identifying multiple secondary contacts and glacial refugia.

Unexpected post-glacial colonisation route explains the white colour of barn owls (Tyto alba) from the British Isles

The paper shows barn owls in the British Isles inherited white coloration from an Iberian refugium via an unexpected post-glacial route, not through Doggerland.

A genomic amplification affecting a carboxylesterase gene cluster confers organophosphate resistance in the mosquito Aedes aegypti: from genomic characterization to high-throughput field detection

This study identifies a genomic amplification of carboxylesterase genes linked to organophosphate resistance in Aedes aegypti and develops a TaqMan assay to detect it in field populations.