The ash dieback invasion of Europe was founded by two individuals from a native population with huge adaptive potential
Mark McMullan, Maryam Rafiqi, Gemy Kaithakottil, Bernardo Clavijo, Lorelei J. Bilham, Elizabeth Orton, Lawrence Percival‐Alwyn, Ben J. Ward, Anne Edwards, Diane G. O. Saunders, Gonzalo Garcia Accinelli, Jonathan Wright, Walter Verweij, Georgios Koutsovoulos, Kentaro Yoshida, , Matthew D. Clark
The paper analyzes the genetic diversity of Hymenoscyphus fraxineus, showing the European population was founded by two divergent haplotypes with adaptive potential.
Nature Ecology & Evolution · Apr 20, 2018Peer-reviewedGenomics