José Melo‐Ferreira

Extensive nuclear introgression accompanied ancient mitochondrial capture in the common ancestor of two sister hare species

The paper quantifies and localizes nuclear introgression in two hare species by combining demographic, phylogenomic, and polarisation-based methods, revealing extensive gene flow from mountain hare.

Museum genomics links MC1R alleles to adaptive winter coat color polymorphism in the long-tailed weasel

The paper uses museum genomics to link MC1R alleles to winter coat color polymorphism in long-tailed weasels, identifying deletions associated with different color morphs.

Ancient balanced polymorphism underlies long-standing adaptation for seasonal camouflage in the least weasel

The paper identifies a mutation in the MC1R gene responsible for seasonal camouflage in least weasels and shows it was maintained by spatially varying selection.

Comparative genomics and phylogenomics of the Mustelinae lineage (Mustelidae, Carnivora)

This study presents the first comprehensive comparative and phylogenomic analysis of the Mustelinae lineage, revealing genome size variation, chromosomal evolution, and demographic responses to climate cycles across ten species.

Genome admixture among four hare species in Iberia: focus on the broom hare (Lepus castroviejoi)

This study investigates genome admixture among four hare species in Iberia, finding small introgression events from L. granatensis, L. timidus, and L. europaeus into L. castroviejoi.

Contextualising samples: Supporting reference genomes of European biodiversity through sample and associated metadata collection

The paper describes the ERGA Pilot project's efforts to establish standards for sample collection and metadata gathering to support reference genome generation for European biodiversity.