Tracing the footprints of a moving hybrid zone under a demographic history of speciation with gene flow

M Menon, E Landguth, A Leal‐Saenz… - Evolutionary …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
A lack of optimal gene combinations, as well as low levels of genetic diversity, is often
associated with the formation of species range margins. Conservation efforts rely on …

Genome‐wide admixture and ecological niche modelling reveal the maintenance of species boundaries despite long history of interspecific gene flow

AR De La Torre, DR Roberts, SN Aitken - Molecular Ecology, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
The maintenance of species boundaries despite interspecific gene flow has been a
continuous source of interest in evolutionary biology. Many hybridizing species have porous …

Subspecies hybridization as a potential conservation tool in species reintroductions

LJ Zecherle, HJ Nichols, S Bar‐David… - Evolutionary …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Reintroductions are a powerful tool for the recovery of endangered species. However, their
long‐term success is strongly influenced by the genetic diversity of the reintroduced …

Founding events and the maintenance of genetic diversity in reintroduced populations

KA Miller - 2009 - openaccess.wgtn.ac.nz
As habitat loss, introduced predators, and disease epidemics threaten species worldwide,
translocation provides one of the most powerful tools for species conservation. However …

The role of hybridization during ecological divergence of southwestern white pine (Pinus strobiformis) and limber pine (P. flexilis)

M Menon, JC Bagley, CJ Friedline… - Molecular …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Interactions between extrinsic factors, such as disruptive selection and intrinsic factors, such
as genetic incompatibilities among loci, often contribute to the maintenance of species …

Genetic variation during range expansion: effects of habitat novelty and hybridization

AA Pierce, R Gutierrez, AM Rice… - Proceedings of the …, 2017 - royalsocietypublishing.org
How species' ranges evolve remains an enduring problem in ecology and evolutionary
biology. Species' range limits are potentially set by the inability of peripheral populations to …

Integrating genomics in population models to forecast translocation success

T Seaborn, KR Andrews, CV Applestein… - Restoration …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Whole‐genome sequencing is revolutionizing our understanding of organismal biology,
including adaptations likely to influence demographic performance in different …

Spatial sorting promotes the spread of maladaptive hybridization

WH Lowe, CC Muhlfeld, FW Allendorf - Trends in ecology & evolution, 2015 - cell.com
Invasive hybridization is causing loss of biodiversity worldwide. The spread of such
introgression can occur even when hybrids have reduced Darwinian fitness, which …

[HTML][HTML] Assessing population genetic status for designing plant translocations

F Van Rossum, S Le Pajolec, O Raspé… - Frontiers in Conservation …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Assisted gene flow interventions such as plant translocations are valuable complementary
techniques to habitat restoration. Bringing new genetic variants can contribute to increasing …

RIDGE, a tool tailored to detect gene flow barriers across species pairs

E Burban, MI Tenaillon, S Glémin - Molecular Ecology …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Characterizing the processes underlying reproductive isolation between diverging lineages
is central to understanding speciation. Here, we present RIDGE—Reproductive Isolation …