Runs of homozygosity reveal past bottlenecks and contemporary inbreeding across diverging populations of an Island‐colonizing bird
Genomes retain evidence of the demographic history and evolutionary forces that have
shaped populations and drive speciation. Across island systems, contemporary patterns of …
shaped populations and drive speciation. Across island systems, contemporary patterns of …
Genomic variation, population history and within-archipelago adaptation between island bird populations
Oceanic island archipelagos provide excellent models to understand evolutionary
processes. Colonization events and gene flow can interact with selection to shape genetic …
processes. Colonization events and gene flow can interact with selection to shape genetic …
The great tit HapMap project: A continental‐scale analysis of genomic variation in a songbird
LG Spurgin, M Bosse, F Adriaensen… - Molecular ecology …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
A major aim of evolutionary biology is to understand why patterns of genomic diversity vary
within taxa and space. Large‐scale genomic studies of widespread species are useful for …
within taxa and space. Large‐scale genomic studies of widespread species are useful for …
Genomic associations with bill length and disease reveal drift and selection across island bird populations
C Armstrong, DS Richardson, H Hipperson… - Evolution …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Island species provide excellent models for investigating how selection and drift operate in
wild populations, and for determining how these processes act to influence local adaptation …
wild populations, and for determining how these processes act to influence local adaptation …
Extreme philopatry and genetic diversification at unprecedented scales in a seabird
Effective conservation requires maintenance of the processes underlying species
divergence, as well as understanding species' responses to episodic disturbances and long …
divergence, as well as understanding species' responses to episodic disturbances and long …
An Island‐hopping bird reveals how founder events shape genome‐wide divergence
When populations colonize new areas, both strong selection and strong drift can be
experienced due to novel environments and small founding populations, respectively …
experienced due to novel environments and small founding populations, respectively …
Genetic and phenotypic divergence in an island bird: isolation by distance, by colonization or by adaptation?
Discerning the relative roles of adaptive and nonadaptive processes in generating
differences among populations and species, as well as how these processes interact, is a …
differences among populations and species, as well as how these processes interact, is a …
Island songbirds as windows into evolution in small populations
Due to their limited ranges and inherent isolation, island species have long been recognized
as crucial systems for tackling a range of evolutionary questions, including in the early study …
as crucial systems for tackling a range of evolutionary questions, including in the early study …
Museum genomics provide evidence for persistent genetic differentiation in a threatened seabird species in the Western Atlantic
Connectivity among wildlife populations facilitates exchange of genetic material between
groups. Changes to historical connectivity patterns resulting from anthropogenic activities …
groups. Changes to historical connectivity patterns resulting from anthropogenic activities …
Standing genetic variation and de novo mutations underlie parallel evolution of island bird phenotypes
Parallel evolution occurs when the same trait evolves in closely related lineages in response
to similar ecological contexts and provides some of the best examples of determinism in …
to similar ecological contexts and provides some of the best examples of determinism in …