Genomic signatures of rapid adaptive divergence in a tropical montane species

PGP Ericson, M Irestedt, H She, Y Qu - Biology Letters, 2021 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Mountain regions contain extraordinary biodiversity. The environmental heterogeneity and
glacial cycles often accelerate speciation and adaptation of montane species, but how these …

Predicted range shifts in North American boreal forest birds and the effect of climate change on genetic diversity in blackpoll warblers (Setophaga striata)

J Ralston, JJ Kirchman - Conservation Genetics, 2013 - Springer
Abstract As North American species' ranges shift northward in response to climate change,
populations isolated in high-elevation habitat “islands” at the southern edge of distributions …

Intercontinental gene flow among western arctic populations of lesser snow geese

RI Shorey, KT Scribner, J Kanefsky, MD Samuel… - The Condor, 2011 - academic.oup.com
Quantifying the spatial genetic structure of highly vagile species of birds is important in
predicting their degree of population demographic and genetic independence during …

[HTML][HTML] Data from: A comparison of genomic islands of differentiation across three young avian species pairs

DE Irwin, B Milá, DPL Toews, A Brelsford, HL Kenyon… - 2021 - borealisdata.ca
Detailed evaluations of genomic variation between sister species often reveal distinct
chromosomal regions of high relative differentiation (ie,“islands of differentiation” in FST), but …

Phylogeography of the American Woodcock (Scolopax Minor): Are Management Units Based on Band Recovery Data Reflected in Genetically Based Management …

JM Rhymer, DG McAuley, HL Ziel - The Auk, 2005 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Information on population connectivity throughout the annual cycle has become
more crucial, because populations of many migratory birds are in decline. One such species …

Target capture and massively parallel sequencing of ultraconserved elements for comparative studies at shallow evolutionary time scales

BT Smith, MG Harvey, BC Faircloth, TC Glenn… - Systematic …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Comparative genetic studies of non-model organisms are transforming rapidly due to major
advances in sequencing technology. A limiting factor in these studies has been the …

Speciation despite gene flow in two owls (Aegolius ssp.): Evidence from 2,517 ultraconserved element loci

K Winker, TC Glenn, J Withrow, SG Sealy… - The Auk …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
New study systems and tools are needed to understand how divergence and speciation
occur between lineages with gene flow. Migratory birds often exhibit divergence despite …

Correlated patterns of genetic diversity and differentiation across an avian family

BM Van Doren, L Campagna, B Helm… - Molecular …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Comparative studies of closely related taxa can provide insights into the evolutionary forces
that shape genome evolution and the prevalence of convergent molecular evolution. We …

Complex population structure of the Atlantic puffin revealed by whole genome analyses

O Kersten, B Star, DM Leigh, T Anker-Nilssen… - Communications …, 2021 - nature.com
The factors underlying gene flow and genomic population structure in vagile seabirds are
notoriously difficult to understand due to their complex ecology with diverse dispersal …

Seasonal migration, gene flow, and speciation in North American birds

CJ Battey - 2018 - digital.lib.washington.edu
Around 20% of bird species migrate annually between distinct breeding and wintering
ranges and many sedentary populations shift cyclically within a single range in response to …