Genetic diversity and population structure

This study shows that high-recombining genomic regions affect demography inference using ARG-based methods and suggests caution in species with long stretches of such regions.

This study identifies local genetic adaptation to habitat in wild chimpanzees, particularly to pathogens like malaria, using newly generated exomes.

This study uses microsatellite markers to analyze genetic diversity in Chiricahua Leopard Frogs, revealing genetic bottlenecks and rapid diversity loss in managed populations.

This paper shows that shifting habitats can lead to biased and overconfident phylogeographic inferences due to local density regulation and population dynamics.

The paper identifies large-effect structural variants driving parallel adaptation in multiple invasions of Ambrosia artemisiifolia across different continents.

The paper develops a probabilistic model to correct biases in low-pass genome sequencing data, improving population genetic inferences.

The paper reanalyses DNA sequences from alleged Javan tiger sightings, finds unreliable results, and emphasizes the need for high-throughput sequencing and reliable databases for big cat conservation.

The paper analyzes mitochondrial genomes of Cape buffalo from Addo Elephant National Park, finding a highly divergent mitogenome likely from introgressive hybridization with an extinct species.

The paper examines genomic introgression between a critically endangered and stable Darwin's tree finch species, finding evidence of selection for hybrid alleles associated with immunity and development.

This study uses population genomics to analyze karst-obligate salamanders, revealing extensive admixture and recent divergence through aquifers.

This study analyzes the genomic data of red squirrels in Scotland to reveal loss of heterozygosity linked to extreme founder effects from human impacts.

The paper uses genome-wide data to analyze demographic histories and genetic adaptation in two yellow perch populations, finding increased effective population sizes and parallel adaptation to reduced visual clarity.

This study infers the demographic history of aye-ayes using genomic data, finding two population size reductions linked to human arrival and habitat loss.

This study assesses how non-forested landscapes affect genetic connectivity in white-lipped peccaries, finding that agriculture and roads impede gene flow more than isolation-by-distance models.

This study shows that piscivorous herring evolved sympatrically in the young Baltic Sea, growing faster and occupying a new niche despite incomplete adaptation to a fish diet.

This study analyzes mitochondrial COI gene sequences of Ae. albopictus in Greece to assess genetic diversity and phylogeography, revealing haplotype changes over time and geographic distribution.

The paper examines negative selection on baboon admixture, finding stronger selection on the X chromosome in Tanzanian and Ethiopian populations.

The paper examines climate-driven promoter evolution in the Western Canaries lizard, identifying adaptive loci and selection patterns linked to elevation and extreme weather events.

This study presents a high-quality genome of Acer pentaphyllum and analyzes its population genetics to inform conservation strategies.

This study characterizes MHC class I and II diversity in banded mongooses using high-throughput sequencing, finding higher allelic diversity in MHC-I and evidence of selection acting differently on exons 2 and 3.

The study identifies five wolf-dog hybrids in Russian Karelia using genetic analysis of 35 wolves and 12 dogs, revealing hybridization and increased inbreeding in the population.

The paper compares genomic diversity, inbreeding, and genetic load between insular and mainland populations of three West African primates, finding lower diversity and higher inbreeding in island populations but no evidence of increased deleterious variation.

This study investigates how life history traits affect genetic diversity dynamics in refugium populations during range expansion and contraction.

The paper investigates Wolbachia's role in mtDNA introgression between two beetle species through hybridisation, finding evidence of multiple mtDNA lineage transfers facilitated by shared Wolbachia infections.

The paper uses genomic data to assess genetic diversity and mating patterns in Sicilian fir, identifying inbreeding and introgression risks and proposing conservation strategies.

This study develops and applies SNP genotyping methods for the endangered southern damselfly, identifying challenges and demonstrating improved resolution for genetic structure and conservation analysis.

This study evaluates dispersal metrics for viruses using simulation and compares their spread in animal populations, finding robustness to sampling effort and human-mediated dispersal signatures.

This study compares the evolutionary trajectories of two Daphnia pulicaria populations in lakes with different environmental histories using resurrection ecology and SNP genotyping, finding divergent patterns of selection and gene-environment correlations.

This study uses ancient DNA and mixed-stock analysis to reveal 1300 years of Atlantic herring population structure and demography, showing demographic disruptions from overfishing and climate change.