A practical introduction to sequentially Markovian coalescent methods for estimating demographic history from genomic data

N Mather, SM Traves, SYW Ho - Ecology and evolution, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
A common goal of population genomics and molecular ecology is to reconstruct the
demographic history of a species of interest. A pair of powerful tools based on the …

A global catalog of whole-genome diversity from 233 primate species

LFK Kuderna, H Gao, MC Janiak, M Kuhlwilm, JD Orkin… - Science, 2023 - science.org
The rich diversity of morphology and behavior displayed across primate species provides an
informative context in which to study the impact of genomic diversity on fundamental …

The contribution of historical processes to contemporary extinction risk in placental mammals

AP Wilder, MA Supple, A Subramanian, A Mudide… - Science, 2023 - science.org
Species persistence can be influenced by the amount, type, and distribution of diversity
across the genome, suggesting a potential relationship between historical demography and …

Morphological stasis masks ecologically divergent coral species on tropical reefs

P Bongaerts, IR Cooke, H Ying, D Wels, S den Haan… - Current Biology, 2021 - cell.com
Coral reefs are the epitome of species diversity, yet the number of described scleractinian
coral species, the framework-builders of coral reefs, remains moderate by comparison. DNA …

Genomics reveal population structure, evolutionary history, and signatures of selection in the northern bottlenose whale, Hyperoodon ampullatus

E de Greef, AL Einfeldt, PJO Miller… - Molecular …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Information on wildlife population structure, demographic history, and adaptations
are fundamental to understanding species evolution and informing conservation strategies …

Population structure, genomic diversity and demographic history of Komodo dragons inferred from whole‐genome sequencing

A Iannucci, A Benazzo, C Natali, EA Arida… - Molecular …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Population and conservation genetics studies have greatly benefited from the development
of new techniques and bioinformatic tools associated with next‐generation sequencing …

Speciation without gene‐flow in hybridizing deer

C Kessler, E Wootton, ABA Shafer - Molecular Ecology, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Under the ecological speciation model, divergent selection acts on ecological differences
between populations, gradually creating barriers to gene flow and ultimately leading to …

Whole genome analyses reveal weak signatures of population structure and environmentally associated local adaptation in an important North American pollinator …

SD Heraghty, JM Jackson, JD Lozier - Molecular Ecology, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Studies of species that experience environmental heterogeneity across their distributions
have become an important tool for understanding mechanisms of adaptation and predicting …

The First Genome of the Balearic Shearwater (Puffinus mauretanicus) Provides a Valuable Resource for Conservation Genomics and Sheds Light on Adaptation to a …

C Cuevas-Caballé, J Ferrer Obiol… - Genome Biology and …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Abstract The Balearic shearwater (Puffinus mauretanicus) is the most threatened seabird in
Europe and a member of the most speciose group of pelagic seabirds, the order …

Taking advantage of reference-guided assembly in a slowly-evolving lineage: Application to Testudo graeca

A Mira-Jover, E Graciá, A Giménez, U Fritz… - Plos one, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Background Obtaining de novo chromosome-level genome assemblies greatly enhances
conservation and evolutionary biology studies. For many research teams, long-read …