Inference of genetic clusters is a key aim of population genetics, sparking development of
numerous analytical methods. Within these, there is a conceptual divide between finding de …

Population genetic studies provide insights into the basic biology of arthropod disease
vectors by estimating dispersal patterns and their potential to spread pathogens. In wingless …

Hybridization is widespread in nature and, in some instances, can result in the formation of a
new hybrid species. We investigate the genetic foundation of this poorly understood process …

From the northernmost tip of Scandinavia to the southernmost corner of Patagonia, and
across six continents, house sparrows (Passer domesticus) inhabit most human-modified …

Understanding the genetic architecture of quantitative traits can provide insights into the
mechanisms driving phenotypic evolution. Bill morphology is an ecologically important and …

Abstract Knowledge of the underlying genetic architecture of quantitative traits could aid in
understanding how they evolve. In wild populations, it is still largely unknown whether …

Phylogeography is experiencing a revolution brought on by next-generation sequencing
methods. A historical survey of the phylogeographic literature suggests that phylogeography …

With the access to draft genome sequence assemblies and whole‐genome resequencing
data from population samples, molecular ecology studies will be able to take truly genome …

Next generation sequencing (NGS) technologies provide great resources to study bird
evolution and avian functional genomics. They also allow for the identification of suitable …

Evolution of body size is likely to involve trade-offs between body size, growth rate and
longevity. Within species, larger body size is associated with faster growth and ageing, and …