Practical application of the linkage disequilibrium method for estimating contemporary effective population size: A review

RS Waples - Molecular Ecology Resources, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The method to estimate contemporary effective population size (N e) based on patterns of
linkage disequilibrium (LD) at unlinked loci has been widely applied to natural and …

Purging putative siblings from population genetic data sets: a cautionary view

RS Waples, EC Anderson - 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Interest has surged recently in removing siblings from population genetic data sets before
conducting downstream analyses. However, even if the pedigree is inferred correctly, this …

Taking the plunge: an introduction to undertaking seascape genetic studies and using biophysical models

L Liggins, EA Treml, C Riginos - Geography compass, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
The field of seascape genetics aims to evaluate the effects of environmental features on
spatial genetic patterns of marine organisms. Although many methods of genetic analysis …

Landscape genetics of high mountain frog metapopulations

MA Murphy, R Dezzani, DS Pilliod… - Molecular ecology, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Explaining functional connectivity among occupied habitats is crucial for understanding
metapopulation dynamics and species ecology. Landscape genetics has primarily focused …

Comparative landscape genetics of two pond‐breeding amphibian species in a highly modified agricultural landscape

CS Goldberg, LP Waits - Molecular ecology, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Evaluating fine‐scale population structure of multiple species in the same landscape
increases our ability to identify common patterns as well as discern ecological differences …

Spatial population genomics of the brown rat (Rattus norvegicus) in New York City

M Combs, EE Puckett, J Richardson, D Mims… - Molecular …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Human commensal species such as rodent pests are often widely distributed across cities
and threaten both infrastructure and public health. Spatially explicit population genomic …

The use and misuse of regression models in landscape genetic analyses

WE Peterman, NS Pope - 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The field of landscape genetics has been rapidly evolving, adopting and adapting analytical
frameworks to address research questions. Current studies are increasingly using …

Divergent landscape effects on population connectivity in two co‐occurring amphibian species

JL Richardson - Molecular ecology, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
The physical and environmental attributes of landscapes often shape patterns of population
connectivity by influencing dispersal and gene flow. Landscape effects on movement are …

Close‐kin methods to estimate census size and effective population size

RS Waples, P Feutry - Fish and Fisheries, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The last two decades have witnessed rapid developments and increasing interest in use
of:(1) genetic methods to estimate effective population size (Ne) and (2) close‐kin mark …

Fine-scale landscape genomics helps explain the slow spatial spread of Wolbachia through the Aedes aegypti population in Cairns, Australia

TL Schmidt, I Filipović, AA Hoffmann, G Rašić - Heredity, 2018 - nature.com
The endosymbiotic bacterium Wolbachia suppresses the capacity for arbovirus transmission
in the mosquito Aedes aegypti, and can spread spatially through wild mosquito populations …