Genetic diversity and population structure

The paper curates a dataset of 332 high-coverage great ape genomes to address evolutionary and diversity questions.

This study analyzes the population genetics of the endangered Island Marble butterfly using non-invasive DNA samples to assess genetic diversity, structure, and evolutionary history.

The paper extends Aitchison's logratio analysis to multiallelic polymorphisms, showing how Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium manifests in genotypic compositions and introducing a measure for disequilibrium.

This study compares domestication routes in European and East Asian pears, finding weak bottlenecks, gene flow, and no cost-of-domestication effect.

This study examines how climate and hybridization influence stomatal trait evolution in Populus by analyzing genetic and environmental factors across hybrid zones.

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.

This study compares genomic data from modern and museum specimens of two marine fish species in the Philippines, revealing significant genetic diversity loss and population size reductions over the past century.

The paper genetically analyzes herbarium hop specimens to assess their diversity and relationships with modern Finnish hops, finding no clear clustering but weak geographical tendencies.

This paper uses Markov decision processes to optimize genomic sampling strategies for demographic and epidemiological inference by maximizing information gain while minimizing costs.

This study examines genomic diversity and reproductive strategies of Brachypodium rupestre across three expansion phases in high mountain grasslands under different management regimes.

The paper identifies a recessive lethal allele in reintroduced lynx populations linked to organ mineralization, showing how inbreeding and founder effects drive its frequency increase.

This paper develops a molecular sexing method for Greater One-horned Rhinoceros using three sex-linked markers, achieving a 92% success rate across various sample types.

The paper shows that spatially heterogeneous gene flow can lead to incorrect macroevolutionary inferences by causing monophyly of adjacent populations and longer branches for peripheral taxa in simulations.

The paper examines genomic and phenotypic differentiation in three plant species across serpentine and non-serpentine soils, finding species-specific evolutionary patterns and multiple colonizations of serpentine habitats.

This study uses fecal metagenomic sequencing to refine the phylogenetic classification and evolutionary history of Aotus night monkeys, revealing three main clades and clarifying species boundaries.

The study analyzes degraded DNA from century-old ethanol-preserved fish specimens to reveal unexpected dispersal patterns in Tanakia lanceolata in Japan.

The paper identifies adaptive introgression from Pacific herring to Atlantic herring in the Baltic Sea, showing introgressed genes may enhance adaptation to brackish environments.

The paper identifies cryptic genetic diversity in Pacific herring, showing a biogeographic break linked to glacial cycles.

The paper tests if genetic rescue disrupts local adaptation in Tribolium castaneum by introducing thermally adapted lines into inbred populations and measuring productivity changes.

This study infers fine-scale mutation and recombination rate maps in aye-ayes using genomic data, finding lower rates compared to other primates.

The paper examines cytonuclear interactions in Populus hybrids, finding that chloroplast and nuclear-chloroplast gene co-introgression is limited but influenced by local environments, affecting physiological performance.

The paper evaluates genomic offset models in black spruce using common gardens to predict fitness under climate change, finding model reliability varies with environmental and genetic factors.

This study uses genomic data to analyze the phylogenetic relationships and species delimitation within the brown snake Storeria dekayi, identifying potential new species in Mexico and Central America.

The paper analyzes genetic diversity and demographic history of Azolla populations in California, identifying three groups and finding evidence of recent invasions for two newly reported taxa.

The paper develops methods to identify single origin rare variants in population genomic data and estimates the frequency of recurrent mutations in Anopheles gambiae.

The paper shows that the London Underground Mosquito adapted to human environments aboveground in the Middle East over 1000 years, not recently underground in London.

The paper examines the phylogeography of lizards in Baja California, identifying divergence events and range expansions, particularly in Callisaurus draconoides.

The paper identifies genetic clusters and local adaptation in bull kelp populations in Puget Sound, suggesting WB populations could be suitable for genetic rescue in SPS.

This study uses whole genome resequencing of Todiramphus kingfishers to show incomplete lineage sorting, gene flow, and mitochondrial capture in island radiations.