Sarah W. Fitzpatrick

This study uses whole-genome sequencing to analyze genetic diversity and inbreeding in Florida Scrub-Jays, showing reduced diversity and increased inbreeding in isolated subpopulations due to habitat fragmentation.

The paper shows that comparing genomes of young and old individuals can help detect recent demographic declines in long-lived species, especially when declines are severe.

The paper evaluates how reference genome choice and genotyping methods affect population genomic inference in darters, finding that Rapture outperforms whole-genome sequencing in capturing genetic structure and phylogeny.