How does ecological disturbance influence genetic diversity?

SC Banks, GJ Cary, AL Smith, ID Davies… - Trends in ecology & …, 2013 - cell.com
Environmental disturbance underpins the dynamics and diversity of many of the ecosystems
of the world, yet its influence on the patterns and distribution of genetic diversity is poorly …

The trajectory of dispersal research in conservation biology. Systematic review

DA Driscoll, SC Banks, PS Barton, K Ikin, P Lentini… - PloS one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Dispersal knowledge is essential for conservation management, and demand is growing.
But are we accumulating dispersal knowledge at a pace that can meet the demand? To …

genalex 6: genetic analysis in Excel. Population genetic software for teaching and research

ROD Peakall, PE Smouse - Molecular ecology notes, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract genalex is a user‐friendly cross‐platform package that runs within Microsoft Excel,
enabling population genetic analyses of codominant, haploid and binary data. Allele …

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 …

New insights into the dynamics between reef corals and their associated dinoflagellate endosymbionts from population genetic studies

IB Baums, MK Devlin‐Durante… - Molecular …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
The mutualistic symbioses between reef‐building corals and micro‐algae form the basis of
coral reef ecosystems, yet recent environmental changes threaten their survival. Diversity in …

Reviewing the genetic evidence for sex-biased dispersal in elasmobranchs

NM Phillips, F Devloo-Delva, C McCall… - Reviews in Fish Biology …, 2021 - Springer
Dispersal in many organisms is asymmetric by sex, a pattern that is often identified through
the use of genetic tools. Sex-biased dispersal (SBD) is thought to derive from the varying …

Population Connectivity of the Highly Migratory Shortfin Mako (Isurus oxyrinchus Rafinesque 1810) and Implications for Management in the Southern Hemisphere

S Corrigan, AD Lowther, LB Beheregaray… - Frontiers in Ecology …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
In this paper we combine analyses of satellite telemetry and molecular data to investigate
spatial connectivity and genetic structure among populations of shortfin mako (Isurus …

Species‐and sex‐specific connectivity effects of habitat fragmentation in a suite of woodland birds

JN Amos, KA Harrisson, JQ Radford, M White… - Ecology, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Loss of functional connectivity following habitat loss and fragmentation could drive species
declines. A comprehensive understanding of fragmentation effects on functional connectivity …

Pollinator specificity drives strong prepollination reproductive isolation in sympatric sexually deceptive orchids

MR Whitehead, R Peakall - Evolution, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Few studies have quantified the full range of pre-and postzygotic barriers that limit
introgression between closely related plant species. Here, we assess the strength of four …

Latitudinal clines in sexual selection, sexual size dimorphism and sex‐specific genetic dispersal during a poleward range expansion

RY Dudaniec, AR Carey, EI Svensson… - Journal of Animal …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Range expansions can be shaped by sex differences in behaviours and other phenotypic
traits affecting dispersal and reproduction. Here, we investigate sex differences in …