Divergent selection and heterogeneous genomic divergence

P Nosil, DJ Funk, D Ortiz‐Barrientos - Molecular ecology, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Levels of genetic differentiation between populations can be highly variable across the
genome, with divergent selection contributing to such heterogeneous genomic divergence …

[HTML][HTML] Regulation and phylogeny of skeletal muscle regeneration

MB Baghdadi, S Tajbakhsh - Developmental biology, 2018 - Elsevier
One of the most fascinating questions in regenerative biology is why some animals can
regenerate injured structures while others cannot. Skeletal muscle has a remarkable …

Amphibian gut microbiota shifts differentially in community structure but converges on habitat-specific predicted functions

MC Bletz, DJ Goedbloed, E Sanchez… - Nature …, 2016 - nature.com
Complex microbial communities inhabit vertebrate digestive systems but thorough
understanding of the ecological dynamics and functions of host-associated microbiota within …

New Metrics for Comparison of Taxonomies Reveal Striking Discrepancies among Species Delimitation Methods in Madascincus Lizards

A Miralles, M Vences - PLoS One, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Delimiting and describing species is fundamental to numerous biological disciplines such as
evolution, macroecology, and conservation. Delimiting species as independent evolutionary …

Ecological, morphological and genetic divergence of sympatric North Atlantic killer whale populations

AD Foote, J Newton, SB Piertney, E Willerslev… - Molecular …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Ecological divergence has a central role in speciation and is therefore an important source
of biodiversity. Studying the micro‐evolutionary processes of ecological diversification at its …

Sex chromosomes as supergenes of speciation: why amphibians defy the rules?

C Dufresnes, PA Crochet - Philosophical Transactions of …, 2022 - royalsocietypublishing.org
As reflected by the two rules of speciation (Haldane's rule and the large X-/Z-effect), sex
chromosomes are expected to behave like supergenes of speciation: they recombine only in …

Nucleotide divergence vs. gene expression differentiation: comparative transcriptome sequencing in natural isolates from the carrion crow and its hybrid zone with the …

JBW Wolf, T Bayer, B Haubold, M Schilhabel… - Molecular …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Recent advances in sequencing technology promise to provide new strategies for studying
population differentiation and speciation phenomena in their earliest phases. We focus here …

What salamanders have taught us about evolution

DB Wake - Annu. Rev. Ecol. Evol. Syst., 2009 - annualreviews.org
Taxon-based research in evolution permits the development of a multidimensional
approach, illustrated here with lessons learned from research on salamanders. The clade is …

Phylogenomic inference of species and subspecies diversity in the Palearctic salamander genus Salamandra

JD Burgon, M Vences, S Steinfartz, S Bogaerts… - Molecular Phylogenetics …, 2021 - Elsevier
The salamander genus Salamandra is widespread across Europe, North Africa, and the
Near East and is renowned for its conspicuous and polymorphic colouration and diversity of …

A salamander's toxic arsenal: review of skin poison diversity and function in true salamanders, genus Salamandra

T Lüddecke, S Schulz, S Steinfartz, M Vences - The Science of Nature, 2018 - Springer
Terrestrial salamanders of the genus Salamandra represent one of the most prominent
groups of amphibians. They are mainly distributed across Europe but also reach Northern …