Evolutionary BiologyMolecular Phylogenetics and EvolutionPeer-reviewed
The genetic consequences of historic climate change on the contemporary population structure of a widespread temperate North American songbird
Alison Cloutier, David Tsz Chung Chan, Emily Shui Kei Poon, Simon Yung Wa Sin
This study uses whole-genome resequencing to show that historic climate change shaped the population structure of American goldfinches, revealing genetic divergence and bottlenecks linked to glacial periods.