C. F. Mugal

Regulatory and evolutionary impact of DNA methylation in two songbird species and their naturally occurring F1 hybrids

This study examines DNA methylation's regulatory and evolutionary impact in two songbird species and their F1 hybrids, revealing tissue-specific patterns and mechanisms of methylation differentiation.

Evidence that genetic drift not adaptation drives fast-Z and large-Z effects in Ficedula flycatchers

This study shows genetic drift, not adaptation, drives fast-Z and large-Z effects in Ficedula flycatchers using population resequencing data.

Traditional phylogenetic models fail to account for variations in the effective population size

This study compares traditional phylogenetic models with population genetic models using genomic data from 17 species, finding that traditional models overlook effective population size effects despite incorporating substitution rates.

The genomic basis of hybrid male sterility in Ficedula flycatchers

The paper identifies candidate genes for hybrid male sterility in birds using genomic and transcriptomic data, revealing chromosomal and chromatin-related issues in hybrid spermatogenesis.

The role of recombination dynamics in shaping signatures of direct and indirect selection across the Ficedula flycatcher genome

The paper examines how recombination rate dynamics affect genomic signatures of direct and indirect selection in two Ficedula flycatcher species.

Single-Cell Transcriptomics reveals relaxed evolutionary constraint of spermatogenesis in two passerine birds as compared to mammals

This study uses single-cell transcriptomics to compare spermatogenesis in two passerine birds with mammals, finding relaxed evolutionary constraint in avian spermatocyte genes linked to ZW sex chromosomes.

The effects of GC-biased gene conversion on patterns of genetic diversity among and across butterfly genomes

This study investigates how GC-biased gene conversion and mutation bias affect genetic diversity in wood white butterflies, finding that gBGC is not the main determinant of diversity.

The Behavior of Molecular Measures of Natural Selection after a Change in Population Size.

The paper examines how molecular measures of natural selection respond to population size changes, finding that microevolutionary measures react quickly but lose information rapidly, while macroevolutionary measures respond more slowly but retain ancient information.