Self‐fertilization, long‐distance flash invasion and biogeography shape the population structure of Pseudosuccinea columella at the worldwide scale

M Lounnas, AC Correa, AA Vázquez, A Dia… - Molecular …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Population genetic studies are efficient for inferring the invasion history based on a
comparison of native and invasive populations, especially when conducted at species scale …

Genetic diversity and structure related to expansion history and habitat isolation: stone marten populating rural–urban habitats

A Wereszczuk, R Leblois, A Zalewski - BMC ecology, 2017 - Springer
Background Population genetic diversity and structure are determined by past and current
evolutionary processes, among which spatially limited dispersal, genetic drift, and shifts in …

Staying close to home? Genetic differentiation of rough-toothed dolphins near oceanic islands in the central Pacific Ocean

GR Albertson, RW Baird, M Oremus, MM Poole… - Conservation …, 2017 - Springer
Rough-toothed dolphins have a worldwide tropical and subtropical distribution, yet little is
known about the population structure and social organization of this typically open-ocean …

[HTML][HTML] Landscape genetics reveals inbreeding and genetic bottlenecks in the extremely rare short-globose cacti Mammillaria pectinifera (Cactaceae) as a result of …

R Maya-García, S Arizaga, P Cuevas-Reyes… - Plant diversity, 2017 - Elsevier
Mammillaria pectinifera is an endemic, short-globose cactus species, included in the IUCN
list as a threatened species with only 18 remaining populations in the Tehuacán-Cuicatlán …

Selection and genetic drift in captive versus wild populations: an assessment of neutral and adaptive (MHC-linked) genetic variation in wild and hatchery brown trout …

T Schenekar, S Weiss - Conservation Genetics, 2017 - Springer
Captive bred individuals are often released into natural environments to supplement
resident populations. Captive bred salmonid fishes often exhibit lower survival rates than …

Rangewide population differentiation and population substructure in Quercus rubra L.

DS Borkowski, SM Hoban, W Chatwin… - Tree Genetics & …, 2017 - Springer
Genetic diversity and differentiation in Quercus rubra remains undescribed for most of the
native range. Using 10 highly informative gSSR markers, we genotyped 23 populations (980 …

Microsatellite assessment of the genetic diversity in indigenous populations of curimba (Prochilodus argenteus) in the São Francisco river (Brazil)

MRM Coimbra, APS Lima, KKC Oliveira… - Conservation Genetics, 2017 - Springer
The freshwater fish curimba (Prochilodus argenteus) is an endemic species of the São
Francisco River basin, with great aquaculture potential. The construction of several …

The effects of historical fragmentation on major histocompatibility complex class II β and microsatellite variation in the Aegean island reptile, Podarcis erhardii

T Santonastaso, J Lighten… - Ecology and …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
The major histocompatibility complex (MHC) plays a key role in disease resistance and is
the most polymorphic gene region in vertebrates. Although habitat fragmentation is …

Genetic population sub-structuring of kingklip (Genypterus capensis–Ophidiidiae), a commercially exploited demersal fish off South Africa

R Henriques, ES Nielsen, D Durholtz, D Japp… - Fisheries …, 2017 - Elsevier
Kingklip, Genypterus capensis, is one of the most valuable fishery resources in South Africa,
mainly caught as by-catch in the trawl and longline fisheries for hakes. Intense exploitation …

Microsatellite genotyping of brown crab Cancer pagurus reveals fine scale selection and 'non-chaotic'genetic patchiness within a high gene flow system

NJ McKeown, L Hauser, PW Shaw - Marine Ecology Progress Series, 2017 - int-res.com
Brown crab Cancer pagurus supports one of the most important fisheries in Europe;
however, spatial patterns of connectivity and adaptation are largely unknown and difficult to …