Anna M. Hewett

Growth effects and the underlying genetic architecture of inbreeding depression in a wild raptor

This study investigates inbreeding depression in wild barn owls using whole-genome sequences, showing its presence in growth and adult traits, and identifying genomic regions with significant effects.

Benchmarking imputation accuracy in the presence or absence of a reference panel

This study benchmarks imputation accuracy for low-coverage whole-genome sequencing data with and without a reference panel, showing that large datasets can achieve sufficient accuracy without one.

Genomic bases of short-term evolution in the wild revealed by long-term monitoring and population-scale sequencing

The paper uses long-term genomic data from Swiss barn owls to show that selection on few loci drives rapid phenotypic evolution in response to environmental change.

Parasite-mediated inbreeding depression in wild red deer

This study investigates parasite-mediated inbreeding depression in red deer, finding three pathways linking inbreeding to reduced fitness through parasitism.

Selection, recombination and population history effects on runs of homozygosity (ROH) in wild red deer (Cervus elaphus)

The paper investigates factors shaping runs of homozygosity in red deer, finding population history has the greatest impact, with selection playing a minor role in some regions.