Matt J. Thorstensen

The paper introduces bifrost, an R package for detecting shifts in multivariate trait evolution across phylogenetic trees, using a greedy search and information-criterion weights.

This study compares divergent and parallel selection in Amazonian and Andean bird species, finding that parallel selection drove faster evolutionary change during glacial cycles.

The paper examines how behavioural responses to acute warming in Brook Trout precede shifts in cellular and physiological thermal stress responses, identifying a potential link between behavioural avoidance and transcriptome changes.

The paper identifies two genetically distinct killer whale populations in the Arctic, highlights their vulnerability, and discusses conservation challenges due to climate change and human activities.

This study examines the genetic impacts of commercial whaling on bowhead whales and narwhals, finding that bowhead populations experienced a sharp decline in effective population size while narwhals showed recent growth.

The paper shows that higher temperatures reduce transcriptional plasticity in lake sturgeon populations, with southern populations showing greater plasticity than northern ones.

This study identifies a genomic region on chromosome 1 associated with migration timing in purple martins, showing genetic basis and reduced adaptive potential to recent environmental changes.

The paper uses RNA sequencing to analyze genetic variation in walleye from Lake Winnipeg, finding low population divergence and latitudinal transcript variation, suggesting a connected metapopulation for conservation management.