Since the mountain pine beetle (MPB) breached the Rocky Mountains and first appeared in
the province of Alberta, Canada, in alarming numbers in the summer of 2005, it has spread …

Mountain pine beetle (MPB) has recently invaded jack pine forests in western Canada. This
invasion signifies a climate change‐induced range expansion by a native insect. The …

Most tree species underwent cycles of contraction and expansion during the Quaternary.
These cycles led to an ancient and complex genetic structure that has since been affected …

The mountain pine beetle (MPB; Dendroctonus ponderosae Hopkins), a major pine forest
pest native to western North America, has extended its range north and eastward during an …

Identifying factors that create and maintain a hybrid zone is of great interest to ecology,
evolution and, more recently, conservation biology. Here, we investigated the role of …

Next-generation sequencing (NGS) technologies are revolutionizing both medical and
biological research through generation of massive SNP data sets for identifying heritable …

We tested the hypotheses that responses to the mountain pine beetle fungal associate
Grosmannia clavigera will differ between the evolutionarily co‐evolved host lodgepole pine …

Summary Western North American landscapes are rapidly being transformed by forest die‐
off caused by mountain pine beetle (Dendroctonus ponderosae), with implications for plant …

Invasive species pose significant threats to forest ecosystems. Early intervention strategies
are the most cost-effective means to control biological invasions, but are reliant on robust …

Aim Information on the association between geographical patterns of hybridization and the
climatic niche requirements and co‐occurrence of the species involved can provide …