Whole‐genome sequencing approaches for conservation biology: Advantages, limitations and practical recommendations

AP Fuentes‐Pardo, DE Ruzzante - Molecular ecology, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Whole‐genome resequencing (WGR) is a powerful method for addressing fundamental
evolutionary biology questions that have not been fully resolved using traditional methods …

Guidelines for planning genomic assessment and monitoring of locally adaptive variation to inform species conservation

SP Flanagan, BR Forester, EK Latch… - Evolutionary …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Identifying and monitoring locally adaptive genetic variation can have direct utility for
conserving species at risk, especially when management may include actions such as …

Stacks 2: Analytical methods for paired‐end sequencing improve RADseq‐based population genomics

NC Rochette, AG Rivera‐Colón… - Molecular ecology, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
For half a century population genetics studies have put type II restriction endonucleases to
work. Now, coupled with massively‐parallel, short‐read sequencing, the family of RAD …

A beginner's guide to low‐coverage whole genome sequencing for population genomics

RN Lou, A Jacobs, AP Wilder… - Molecular …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Low‐coverage whole genome sequencing (lcWGS) has emerged as a powerful and cost‐
effective approach for population genomic studies in both model and nonmodel species …

The search for loci under selection: trends, biases and progress

CW Ahrens, PD Rymer, A Stow, J Bragg… - Molecular …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Detecting genetic variants under selection using FST outlier analysis (OA) and
environmental association analyses (EAAs) are popular approaches that provide insight into …

Improving conservation policy with genomics: a guide to integrating adaptive potential into US Endangered Species Act decisions for conservation practitioners and …

WC Funk, BR Forester, SJ Converse, C Darst… - Conservation …, 2019 - Springer
Rapid environmental change makes adaptive potential—the capacity of populations to
evolve genetically based changes in response to selection—more important than ever for …

Unbroken: RADseq remains a powerful tool for understanding the genetics of adaptation in natural populations

JM Catchen, PA Hohenlohe… - Molecular ecology …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Recently, Lowry et al. addressed the ability of RADseq approaches to detect loci under
selection in genome scans. While the authors raise important considerations, such as …

How useful is genomic data for predicting maladaptation to future climate?

BM Lind, R Candido‐Ribeiro, P Singh… - Global Change …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Methods using genomic information to forecast potential population maladaptation to climate
change or new environments are becoming increasingly common, yet the lack of model …

Population genomics: advancing understanding of nature

G Luikart, M Kardos, BK Hand, OP Rajora… - Population genomics …, 2019 - Springer
Population genomics is advancing our understanding of evolution, ecology, conservation,
agriculture, forestry, and human health by allowing new and long-standing questions to be …

Intercontinental genomic parallelism in multiple three-spined stickleback adaptive radiations

IS Magalhaes, JR Whiting, D D'Agostino… - Nature Ecology & …, 2021 - nature.com
Parallelism, the evolution of similar traits in populations diversifying in similar conditions,
provides strong evidence of adaptation by natural selection. Many studies of parallelism …