Genetic diversity and population structure

Domestic dog introgression in Australian dingoes: environmental drivers and evolutionary consequences

This study examines dog introgression in Australian dingoes, finding environmental factors and adaptive introgression in specific genomic regions.

Soil composition structures genetic variation across small spatial scales in a rare serpentine endemic plant

The paper investigates how fine-scale soil composition influences genetic variation in a rare plant species with limited distribution.

Climate cycles drive demographic history and genomic divergence in cactus wrens (Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus) across North American warm deserts

This study examines how climate cycles influenced the demographic history and genomic divergence of cactus wrens in North American deserts, revealing population bottlenecks and sex chromosome-specific recovery patterns.

Replicated hybrid zones reveal genomic patterns of local adaptation and introgression in spruce

The paper compares genomic patterns of adaptation and introgression in two replicated hybrid zones of spruce, finding similar differentiation and directional introgression despite different environmental gradients.

Spatio-temporal shifts driven by climate change threaten persistence and resilience of honey bee populations

This study models ancestry composition in honey bees to show climate change threatens genetic persistence and resilience, with future projections indicating shifts in genetic structure and diversity.

Native Korean wild mice (Mus musculus): molecular phylogeny and morphometrics

The paper analyzes genetic and morphological data of Korean wild mice to determine their phylogenetic relationships and taxonomic status within the Mus musculus subspecies.

Demographic history shapes forest tree vulnerability to climate change

This study examines how demographic history affects the vulnerability of six European forest tree species to climate change by analyzing population genomic data.

A comparative dataset on population genetics, traits, and distributions for nineteen Caribbean tree species

The paper presents a comparative genetic dataset for 19 Caribbean tree species, including SNP data and complementary trait and distribution information.

Misleading Success: Genomes Reveal Critical Risks to European Gray Wolves

The paper uses genomic data to show that European gray wolves face significant conservation risks despite population growth.

The population structure and genetic health of European wolves

The paper analyzes 1,001 wolf genomes to reveal distinct evolutionary lineages and genetic health issues across Europe, highlighting the need for region-specific conservation strategies.

Genomic erosion through the lens of comparative genomics

The paper analyzes genomic erosion in three endangered bird species and compares them to 36 others to assess factors influencing genetic diversity and conservation status.

Blockbuster meets the theoretical limit of genome-wide SFS-based inference of recent demography

The paper introduces Blockbuster, a program that infers recent population demography from genome-wide SFS, achieving theoretical limits and outperforming existing methods.

Greater benefits of assisted gene flow in F2 vs F1 progeny at the cold edge of a species' range

The paper shows that gene flow benefits F2 progeny more than F1 in a plant species at its cold range edge, suggesting long-term fitness advantages from hybridization.

High evolutionary and taxonomic diversity of gerbils (Gerbillus) in the Horn of Africa

This study provides genetic data on Microdillus peeli and a new lineage from the Horn of Africa, revealing it as the center of evolutionary diversity for the genus Gerbillus.

Bayesian inference of gene flow between sister lineages using genomic data

The paper develops a Bayesian method to detect gene flow between sister lineages, showing it has low false-positive rates and high power, and applies it to Sceloporus lizards data.

Genetic population structure and demographic history of Pacific cod in Japanese waters: Implications for stock identification using SNP markers

This study identifies three genetic groups in Pacific cod in Japanese waters using SNPs and shows that outlier SNPs improve stock identification accuracy.

Ancient metapopulations and extreme sex-biased demography revealed by ABC inference and X-Chromosome diversity in Indo-Pacific reef sharks

Reconstructing the demographic history of blacklegged ticks (Ixodes scapularis) in the northern United States

This study reconstructs the demographic history of blacklegged ticks in the northern U.S. using genomic data, finding multiple independent populations that expanded after the Last Glacial Maximum.

Climate change intensifies rapid genomic selection beyond the ancestral niche of Fagus sylvatica

This study shows climate change drives rapid genomic selection in Fagus sylvatica, with intense selection on heat and drought stress genes in young growth classes, but high-emission scenarios may exceed adaptive capacity.

Soft selective sweeps predominate in the yellow fever mosquito Aedes aegypti

The paper uses machine learning to detect soft and hard selective sweeps in Aedes aegypti, finding soft sweeps are more common, suggesting rapid adaptation to environmental pressures.

diempy: fast and reference-free genome polarisation

diempy provides a fast, reference-free method for genome polarisation, enabling analysis of population structure and admixture without pure reference panels.

Genomic incompatibilities are persistent barriers when speciation happens with gene flow in Formica ants

The paper identifies genomic barriers to gene flow between two wood ant species despite ongoing hybridization, revealing persistent incompatibilities and their functional implications.

Breath to genome: Whole genome sequencing of large whales from blow sampling

This paper demonstrates the feasibility of generating whole genomes from humpback whale blow samples for population genomics.

Allochronic isolation between sympatric populations of an alpine butterfly

The paper examines genetic differentiation between two sympatric populations of an alpine butterfly collected in odd and even years, finding clear genetic separation and limited admixture.

Sex-biased dispersal drives mito-nuclear discordance in simulated populations

This study uses simulations to show that sex-biased dispersal amplifies mito-nuclear discordance, which arises from differences in effective population sizes.

The FORGENIUS genomic resources: new genotyping tools and genomic data for 23 forest tree species and their Genetic Conservation Units

The impact of incomplete taxon sampling on inference of gene flow by Bayesian and summary methods using genomic sequence data

This study examines how incomplete taxon sampling affects gene flow inference using genomic data and introduces a Bayesian method to assess gene flow models.

THE GEOGRAPHIC STRUCTRUE OF CHLOROPLAST CAPTURE IN A HYBRID ZONE

The paper examines chloroplast capture in Heuchera hybrids, finding multiple independent events rather than a single ancestral one, and links Pleistocene climate dynamics to hybridization patterns.

Model selection in ADMIXTURE can be inconsistent: proof of the K=2 phenomenon

This paper shows that the DeltaK method for selecting K in ADMIXTURE can be inconsistent, often favoring K=2 even when more substructure exists.

Environmental gradients decouple demographic and adaptive connectivity in a highly mobile coastal marine species

The paper uses seascape genomics to show that environmental gradients reduce adaptive connectivity in snapper despite high overall gene flow, suggesting contingent migration influences local adaptation.