The pace of mitochondrial molecular evolution varies with seasonal migration distance

TM Pegan, JS Berv, ER Gulson-Castillo, AA Kimmitt… - …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Animals that engage in long-distance seasonal migration experience strong selective
pressures on their metabolic performance and life history, with potential consequences for …

Population genetics and ecological niche modelling provide insights into management strategies of the herbivorous pest Phytomyza horticola (Diptera: Agromyzidae)

Y Liang, S Du, Z Jin, S Xu, W Wan… - Diversity and …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Aim Research on population genetic patterns and potential distribution dynamics can
provide insights into the development of pest management strategies. Herein, we integrated …

Social but Not Genetic Monogamy in the European Nightjar (Caprimulgus europaeus): An Initial Insight into Infidelity in Caprimulgidae

G Day, GJ Conway, C Neale, P Shawcroft… - Ecology and …, 2024 - nora.nerc.ac.uk
A species' demographic history gives important context to contemporary population genetics
and a possible insight into past responses to climate change; with an individual's genome …

Population genetic consequences of the seasonal migrations of birds

T Pegan, AA Kimmitt, BW Benz, BC Weeks, Y Aubry… - bioRxiv, 2024 - biorxiv.org
Differences in life history can cause co-distributed species to display discordant population
genetic patterns. In high-latitude animals, evolutionary processes may be especially …

Genetic diversity in pigeon (Columba livia domestica) from three agro-ecological zones in Nigeria

FE Sola-Ojo, IA Abubakar, SF Bello, IH Fatima, S Bisola… - Gene Reports, 2025 - Elsevier
Abstract Background The domesticated pigeon (Columba livia domestica) possesses many
valuable traits including high nutritional value and fast growth. However, there is a paucity of …

How Veeries vary: Whole genome sequencing resolves genetic structure in a long-distance migratory bird

AA Kimmitt, TM Pegan, AW Jones, K Winker… - …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
In high-latitude species with high dispersal ability, such as long-distance migratory birds,
populations are often assumed to exhibit little genetic structure due to high gene flow or …

Revealing the Demographic History of the European Nightjar (Caprimulgus europaeus)

G Day, G Fox, H Hipperson, KH Maher… - Ecology and …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
ABSTRACT A species' demographic history gives important context to contemporary
population genetics and a possible insight into past responses to climate change; with an …

How Veeries vary: Whole genome sequencing resolves fine-scale genetic structure in a long-distance migratory bird, Catharus fuscescens

AA Kimmitt, TM Pegan, AW Jones, K Winker… - bioRxiv, 2023 - biorxiv.org
Fine-scale resolution of spatial genetic structure is important for understanding a species'
evolutionary history and contemporary genetic diversity. For high-latitude species with high …

Revealing the Demographic History of the European nightjar (Caprimulgus europaeus).

G Day, G Fox, H Hipperson, K Maher… - Authorea …, 2023 - essopenarchive.org
A species' demographic history provides important context to contemporary population
genetics and a possible insight into past responses to climate change. An individual's …

Causes and Consequences of Avian Migration: An Assessment of Ectoparasite Infections and Immune System Evolution

S Gutierrez - 2023 - deepblue.lib.umich.edu
Migration is a widespread behavior observed across many mobile organisms, such as
mammals, insects, fish, and birds. Migration has evolved independently in multiple …