Runs of homozygosity: windows into population history and trait architecture

FC Ceballos, PK Joshi, DW Clark, M Ramsay… - Nature Reviews …, 2018 - nature.com
Long runs of homozygosity (ROH) arise when identical haplotypes are inherited from each
parent and thus a long tract of genotypes is homozygous. Cousin marriage or inbreeding …

Harnessing the power of RADseq for ecological and evolutionary genomics

KR Andrews, JM Good, MR Miller, G Luikart… - Nature Reviews …, 2016 - nature.com
High-throughput techniques based on restriction site-associated DNA sequencing (RADseq)
are enabling the low-cost discovery and genotyping of thousands of genetic markers for any …

The long‐standing significance of genetic diversity in conservation

JA DeWoody, AM Harder, S Mathur… - Molecular …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Since allozymes were first used to assess genetic diversity in the 1960s and 1970s,
biologists have attempted to characterize gene pools and conserve the diversity observed in …

Understanding inbreeding depression, purging, and genetic rescue

PW Hedrick, A Garcia-Dorado - Trends in ecology & evolution, 2016 - cell.com
Inbreeding depression, the reduction of fitness caused by inbreeding, is a nearly universal
phenomenon that depends on past mutation, selection, and genetic drift. Recent estimates …

E-learning: Direct effect of student learning effectiveness and engagement through project-based learning, team cohesion, and flipped learning during the COVID-19 …

M Umar, I Ko - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
The cross-impact of project-based learning, team cohesion, and flipped learning was
investigated by examining their direct effects on student learning effectiveness, engagement …

Genomics and the challenging translation into conservation practice

ABA Shafer, JBW Wolf, PC Alves, L Bergström… - Trends in ecology & …, 2015 - cell.com
The global loss of biodiversity continues at an alarming rate. Genomic approaches have
been suggested as a promising tool for conservation practice as scaling up to genome-wide …

Marine mammal conservation: over the horizon

SE Nelms, J Alfaro-Shigueto, JPY Arnould… - Endangered Species …, 2021 - int-res.com
Marine mammals can play important ecological roles in aquatic ecosystems, and their
presence can be key to community structure and function. Consequently, marine mammals …

Bioinformatic processing of RAD‐seq data dramatically impacts downstream population genetic inference

ABA Shafer, CR Peart, S Tusso… - Methods in Ecology …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Restriction site‐associated DNA sequencing (RAD‐seq) provides high‐resolution
population genomic data at low cost, and has become an important component in ecological …

Estimating genomic diversity and population differentiation – an empirical comparison of microsatellite and SNP variation in Arabidopsis halleri

MC Fischer, C Rellstab, M Leuzinger, M Roumet… - BMC genomics, 2017 - Springer
Background Microsatellite markers are widely used for estimating genetic diversity within
and differentiation among populations. However, it has rarely been tested whether such …

Genomics advances the study of inbreeding depression in the wild

M Kardos, HR Taylor, H Ellegren… - Evolutionary …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Inbreeding depression (reduced fitness of individuals with related parents) has long been a
major focus of ecology, evolution, and conservation biology. Despite decades of research …