Harnessing the power of RADseq for ecological and evolutionary genomics

KR Andrews, JM Good, MR Miller, G Luikart… - Nature Reviews …, 2016 - nature.com
High-throughput techniques based on restriction site-associated DNA sequencing (RADseq)
are enabling the low-cost discovery and genotyping of thousands of genetic markers for any …

Making sense of genomic islands of differentiation in light of speciation

JBW Wolf, H Ellegren - Nature Reviews Genetics, 2017 - nature.com
As populations diverge, genetic differences accumulate across the genome. Spurred by
rapid developments in sequencing technology, genome-wide population surveys of natural …

Breaking RAD: An evaluation of the utility of restriction site‐associated DNA sequencing for genome scans of adaptation

DB Lowry, S Hoban, JL Kelley, KE Lotterhos, LK Reed… - 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Understanding how and why populations evolve is of fundamental importance to molecular
ecology. Restriction site‐associated DNA sequencing (RAD seq), a popular reduced …

Insect genomes: progress and challenges

F Li, X Zhao, M Li, K He, C Huang, Y Zhou… - Insect molecular …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
In the wake of constant improvements in sequencing technologies, numerous insect
genomes have been sequenced. Currently, 1219 insect genome‐sequencing projects have …

The gene cortex controls mimicry and crypsis in butterflies and moths

NJ Nadeau, C Pardo-Diaz, A Whibley, MA Supple… - Nature, 2016 - nature.com
The wing patterns of butterflies and moths (Lepidoptera) are diverse and striking examples
of evolutionary diversification by natural selection,. Lepidopteran wing colour patterns are a …

Coupling, reinforcement, and speciation

RK Butlin, CM Smadja - The American Naturalist, 2018 - journals.uchicago.edu
During the process of speciation, populations may diverge for traits and at their underlying
loci that contribute barriers to gene flow. These barrier traits and barrier loci underlie …

Comparing the Performance of Microsatellites and RADseq in Population Genetic Studies: Analysis of Data for Pike (Esox lucius) and a Synthesis of Previous Studies

J Sunde, Y Yıldırım, P Tibblin, A Forsman - Frontiers in genetics, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Population genetic studies reveal biodiversity patterns and inform about drivers of
evolutionary differentiation and adaptation, including gene flow, drift and selection. This can …

Complex modular architecture around a simple toolkit of wing pattern genes

SM Van Belleghem, P Rastas, A Papanicolaou… - Nature ecology & …, 2017 - nature.com
Identifying the genomic changes that control morphological variation and understanding
how they generate diversity is a major goal of evolutionary biology. In Heliconius butterflies …

Analysis of population genomic data from hybrid zones

Z Gompert, EG Mandeville… - Annual Review of Ecology …, 2017 - annualreviews.org
Hybrid zones provide a powerful opportunity to analyze ecological and evolutionary
interactions between divergent lineages. As such, research on hybrid zones has played a …

Evolution of heterogeneous genome differentiation across multiple contact zones in a crow species complex

N Vijay, CM Bossu, JW Poelstra… - Nature …, 2016 - nature.com
Uncovering the genetic basis of species diversification is a central goal in evolutionary
biology. Yet, the link between the accumulation of genomic changes during population …