Understanding the spectacular failure of DNA barcoding in willows (Salix): Does this result from a trans‐specific selective sweep?

DM Percy, GW Argus, QC Cronk, AJ Fazekas… - Molecular …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Willows (Salix: Salicaceae) form a major ecological component of Holarctic floras
and consequently are an obvious target for a DNA‐based identification system. We …

Chromosome-Level Genome Assembly for the Angiosperm Silene conica

PD Fields, MM Weber, G Waneka… - Genome Biology and …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
The angiosperm genus Silene has been the subject of extensive study in the field of ecology
and evolution, but the availability of high-quality reference genome sequences has been …

Genes mirror geography in Daphnia magna

PD Fields, C Reisser, M Dukić, CR Haag… - Molecular …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Identifying the presence and magnitude of population genetic structure remains a major
consideration in evolutionary biology as doing so allows one to understand the …

[PDF][PDF] Molecular characterization of Ethiopian indigenous goat populations: Genetic diversity and structure, demographic dynamics and assessment of the kisspeptin …

G Mekuriaw - 2016 - cgspace.cgiar.org
Ethiopia lies within the earliest geographic center for the dispersal of livestock into the
African continent. It therefore comprises a unique repository of livestock genetic diversity in …

When one genome is not enough: organellar heteroplasmy in plants

AJ Ramsey, JR Mandel - Annual Plant Reviews online, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Heteroplasmy occurs when copies of an organellar genome (plastid or mitochondrial) differ
from one another either within a cell or among cells within an individual. This phenomenon …

Large within-population genetic diversity of the widespread conifer Pinus sylvestris at its soil fertility limit characterized by nuclear and chloroplast microsatellite …

L Pazouki, PS Shanjani, PD Fields, K Martins… - European journal of …, 2016 - Springer
Genetic variation is an important attribute of forest tree populations enabling them to adapt to
spatial and temporal variations in environmental conditions. In particular, Scots pine (Pinus …

Mitonuclear linkage disequilibrium in human populations

DB Sloan, PD Fields, JC Havird - Proceedings of the …, 2015 - royalsocietypublishing.org
There is extensive evidence from model systems that disrupting associations between co-
adapted mitochondrial and nuclear genotypes can lead to deleterious and even lethal …

Altitudinal gradients, biogeographic history and microhabitat adaptation affect fine-scale spatial genetic structure in African and Neotropical populations of an ancient …

P Torroba-Balmori, KB Budde, K Heer… - PLoS …, 2017 - journals.plos.org
The analysis of fine-scale spatial genetic structure (FSGS) within populations can provide
insights into eco-evolutionary processes. Restricted dispersal and locally occurring genetic …

Ancient events and climate adaptive capacity shaped distinct chloroplast genetic structure in the oak lineages

M Yan, R Liu, Y Li, AL Hipp, M Deng, Y Xiong - BMC Evolutionary Biology, 2019 - Springer
Background Understanding the origin of genetic variation is the key to predict how species
will respond to future climate change. The genus Quercus is a species-rich and ecologically …

Local human pressures influence gene flow in a hybridizing Daphnia species complex

B Alric, M Möst, I Domaizon, C Pignol… - Journal of …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Anthropogenic environmental changes are considered critical drivers of the genetic structure
of populations and communities through, for example, the facilitation of introgressive …