M. C. Whitlock

FST and genetic diversity in an island model with background selection

This paper derives novel theory and uses simulations to show that migration reduces background selection's effect on FST but not on πT, particularly in metapopulations with larger effective population sizes.

How useful is genomic data for predicting maladaptation to future climate?

The paper evaluates two methods for predicting population maladaptation to climate change using genomic data and finds they outperform climatic distances but have limited predictive consistency across future climates.

Using genome scans to identify genes used repeatedly for adaptation

This study introduces PicMin, a statistical method to test for repeated molecular evolution at the gene level using genome scan results, showing increased power with more lineages showing adaptation signals.

Global adaptation confounds the search for local adaptation

This study shows that global adaptation can create FST outliers, potentially misleading interpretations of local adaptation in genome scans.

Quantifying how constraints limit the diversity of viable routes to adaptation

The paper introduces metrics to quantify constraints on genetic adaptation repeatability and assesses their application in yeast and conifer datasets.