Single nucleotide polymorphism analysis in Leptospermum scoparium (Myrtaceae) supports two highly differentiated endemic species in Aotearoa New Zealand and …

D Chagné, S Montanari, C Kirk, C Mitchell… - Tree Genetics & …, 2023 - Springer
Leptospermum scoparium is the basis of a flourishing honey industry in Aotearoa New
Zealand (NZ) and Australia. The genetic structure of L. scoparium across its range in NZ and …

Alpine extremophytes in evolutionary turmoil: complex diversification patterns and demographic responses of a halophilic grass in a central Asian biodiversity hotspot

A Wróbel, E Klichowska, A Nowak… - Systematic Biology, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Diversification and demographic responses are key processes shaping species evolutionary
history. Yet we still lack a full understanding of ecological mechanisms that shape genetic …

Easy‐to‐use R functions to separate reduced‐representation genomic datasets into sex‐linked and autosomal loci, and conduct sex assignment

DA Robledo‐Ruiz, L Austin, JN Amos… - Molecular Ecology …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Identifying sex‐linked markers in genomic datasets is important because their presence in
supposedly neutral autosomal datasets can result in incorrect estimates of genetic diversity …

Hybrids as mirrors of the past: genomic footprints reveal spatio-temporal dynamics and extinction risk of alpine extremophytes in the mountains of Central Asia

A Wróbel, E Klichowska, M Nobis - Frontiers in Plant Science, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Hybridization is one of the key processes shaping lineage diversification, particularly in
regions that experienced strong climate oscillations. The alpine biome with its rich history of …

Boom-bust population dynamics drive rapid genetic change

EJ Stringer, B Gruber, SD Sarre… - Proceedings of the …, 2024 - National Acad Sciences
Increasing environmental threats and more extreme environmental perturbations place
species at risk of population declines, with associated loss of genetic diversity and …

Using ddRADseq to assess the genetic diversity of in-farm and gene bank cacao resources in the Baracoa region, eastern Cuba, for use and conservation purposes

AR Ramirez-Ramirez, K Mirzaei… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
The Baracoa region, eastern Cuba, hosts around 80% of the country cacao (Theobroma
cacao L.) plantations. Cacao plants in farms are diverse in origin and propagation, with …

Serial founder effects slow range expansion in an invasive social insect

T Hagan, G Ding, G Buchmann, BP Oldroyd… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Invasive populations often experience founder effects: a loss of genetic diversity relative to
the source population, due to a small number of founders. Even where these founder effects …

[HTML][HTML] Whole group tracking reveals that relatedness drives consistent subgrouping patterns in white-nosed coatis

EM Grout, J Ortega, P Minasandra, MJ Quin… - Animal Behaviour, 2024 - Elsevier
Highlights•Whole group tracking revealed fission-fusion dynamics in white-nosed
coatis.•The duration and distribution of subgrouping patterns varied between groups.•Group …

Phylogeographical evidence for historical long-distance dispersal in the flightless stick insect Ramulus mikado

K Suetsugu, T Nozaki, SK Hirota… - … of the Royal …, 2023 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Exploring how organisms overcome geographical barriers to dispersal is a fundamental
question in biology. Passive long-distance dispersal events, although infrequent and …

Development of cassava core collections based on morphological and agronomic traits and SNPS markers

CC Santos, LRB Andrade, CD Carmo… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) holds significant importance as one of the world's key
starchy crop species. This study aimed to develop core collections by utilizing both …