Nancy X Chen

The paper presents a high-quality crabeater seal reference genome and shows it has high genetic diversity, low inbreeding, and a history of population expansion.

The paper quantifies indirect genetic effects from social partners on juvenile morphometric traits in Florida scrub-jays, finding effects from helpers and fathers but not mothers.

The study quantifies multigenerational fitness effects of immigrant lineages in Florida scrub-jays, finding additive benefits and heterosis persisting across generations.

The paper analyzes structural variants in three North American jay species using pangenome tools and long-read assemblies, revealing rapid genome evolution and population size effects on SV dynamics.

The paper identifies genetic trade-offs and antagonistic pleiotropy in Florida Scrub-Jays by analyzing fitness components and their genomic associations.

The study examines how helper presence affects breeder and offspring survival in Florida scrub-jays, finding context-dependent fitness outcomes unrelated to helper relatedness.

This study examines the effects of mitigation translocations on Florida Scrub-Jays, showing population growth but increased inbreeding and genetic diversity loss due to reproductive skew.

The paper uses a 34-year dataset to show that Florida Scrub-Jay populations remain stable despite isolation and inbreeding due to increased breeder survival.

This study uses whole-genome sequencing to analyze genetic diversity and inbreeding in Florida Scrub-Jays, showing reduced diversity and increased inbreeding in isolated subpopulations due to habitat fragmentation.

The paper presents a high-quality genome assembly and annotation for the Florida Scrub-Jay using long-read sequencing and a linkage map, providing tools for studying evolutionary dynamics in conservation populations.

The study shows that Florida scrub-jays benefit from limited dispersal despite inbreeding risks, as inbreeding costs are lower than dispersal costs in terms of reproductive success and survival.

The paper examines the role of ecological factors in maintaining a stable hybrid zone between western and glaucous-winged gulls, finding evidence of niche divergence and supporting the bounded superiority model.