Circuit‐theory applications to connectivity science and conservation

BG Dickson, CM Albano, R Anantharaman… - Conservation …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Conservation practitioners have long recognized ecological connectivity as a global priority
for preserving biodiversity and ecosystem function. In the early years of conservation …

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 …

Genome‐wide SNP analysis reveals an increase in adaptive genetic variation through selective breeding of coral

KM Quigley, LK Bay, MJH van Oppen - Molecular Ecology, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Marine heat waves are increasing in magnitude, duration, and frequency as a result of
climate change and are the principal global driver of mortality in reef‐building corals …

The active spread of adaptive variation for reef resilience

KM Quigley, LK Bay, MJH van Oppen - Ecology and evolution, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The speed at which species adapt depends partly on the rates of beneficial adaptation
generation and how quickly they spread within and among populations. Natural rates of …

Signatures of local adaptation along environmental gradients in a range‐expanding damselfly (Ischnura elegans)

RY Dudaniec, CJ Yong, LT Lancaster… - Molecular …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Insect distributions are shifting rapidly in response to climate change and are undergoing
rapid evolutionary change. We investigate the molecular signatures underlying local …

Recent advances in conservation and population genomics data analysis

S Hendricks, EC Anderson, T Antao… - Evolutionary …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
New computational methods and next‐generation sequencing (NGS) approaches have
enabled the use of thousands or hundreds of thousands of genetic markers to address …

Building a bridge between adaptive capacity and adaptive potential to understand responses to environmental change

T Seaborn, D Griffith, A Kliskey… - Global Change …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Adaptive capacity is a topic at the forefront of environmental change research with roots in
both social, ecological, and evolutionary science. It is closely related to the evolutionary …

Genetic structure of Mycoplasma ovipneumoniae informs pathogen spillover dynamics between domestic and wild Caprinae in the western United States

PL Kamath, K Manlove, EF Cassirer, PC Cross… - Scientific Reports, 2019 - nature.com
Spillover diseases have significant consequences for human and animal health, as well as
wildlife conservation. We examined spillover and transmission of the pneumonia-associated …

Influence of climate and landscape on genetic differentiation of aardvarks (Orycteropus afer)

CW Epps, RS Crowhurst, R Spaan… - Diversity and …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Aim As climate change accelerates, assessing how climate shapes gene flow and neutral
and adaptive genetic differentiation on landscapes is increasingly important. Aardvarks …

Population connectivity patterns of genetic diversity, immune responses and exposure to infectious pneumonia in a metapopulation of desert bighorn sheep

BS Dugovich, BR Beechler, BP Dolan… - Journal of Animal …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Habitat fragmentation is an important driver of biodiversity loss and can be remediated
through management actions aimed at maintenance of natural connectivity in …