L. Opgenoorth

Resilience of genetic diversity in forest trees over the Quaternary

The paper uses population genomic analyses to show that forest trees maintained genetic diversity despite Pleistocene climate changes.

Recurrent hybridization and gene flow shaped Norway and Siberian spruce evolutionary history over multiple glacial cycles

This study examines the evolutionary history of Norway and Siberian spruce, revealing recurrent hybridization and gene flow across glacial cycles, with distinct genetic clusters and refugia shaping their distribution.

Topographic barriers drive the pronounced genetic subdivision of a range-limited fossorial rodent

This study investigates genetic subdivision in the giant root-rat, finding distinct northern and southern subpopulations separated by topographic barriers and historical glaciation.

Epigenetic variation in the Lombardy poplar along climatic gradients is independent of genetic structure and persists across clonal reproduction

The paper examines epigenetic variation in Lombardy poplar along climatic gradients, finding that DNA methylation correlates with climate and persists through clonal reproduction.

An uncommon garden experiment: microenvironment has stronger influence on phenotypic variation than epigenetic memory in the clonal Lombardy poplar

The paper investigates phenotypic variation in Lombardy poplar ramets, finding that microenvironmental factors in a common garden have a stronger impact than the environmental conditions of their origin.

Fine-scale spatial genetic structure across the species range reflects recent colonization of high elevation habitats in silver fir (Abies alba Mill.)

Rewinding the molecular clock in the genus Carabus (Coleoptera: Carabidae) in light of fossil evidence and the Gondwana split: a re-analyses.

This paper reanalyzes the molecular clock dating of the genus Carabus using fossil evidence and the Gondwana split, finding significantly older divergence times than previous studies.

The Kobresia pygmaea ecosystem of the Tibetan highlands – origin, functioning and degradation of the world’s largest pastoral alpine ecosystem

This paper reviews the origin, functioning, and degradation of the Kobresia pygmaea ecosystem in the Tibetan highlands, identifying key factors affecting its resilience and carbon dynamics.

Ecological plant epigenetics: Evidence from model and non-model species, and the way forward

The paper reviews epigenetic contributions to plant ecology and proposes integrating model-species research with non-model species studies to better understand ecological processes.

Linking Dendroecology And Association Genetics: Stress Responses Archived In Tree Rings Associate With SNP Genotypes In Abies alba (Mill.)

This study links dendroecological data with genetic association analysis in silver fir, identifying 15 candidate genes related to stress response traits archived in tree rings.