Genetic diversity and population structure

It is hard to be small: Inbreeding depression depends on the body size in a threatened songbird

The paper investigates inbreeding depression in aquatic warblers, finding stronger effects in smaller individuals and highlighting the importance of phenotypic and environmental interactions.

Long-term population decline and recombination heterogeneity shape genomic diversity in the American alligator

The paper quantifies genomic diversity in American alligators, finding low nucleotide diversity and structured recombination rates shaped by long-term population history.

Population-specific selective sweeps contribute to the maintenance of genetic structure in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii

The paper identifies population-specific selective sweeps in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii, showing that positive selection maintains genetic structure despite gene flow.

Exploring contemporary and historic effective population sizes in Atlantic beluga whale populations

This study estimates historical and contemporary effective population sizes of Atlantic beluga whales using whole genome data, revealing population declines and varying levels of genetic diversity across six genetic populations.

Parallel connectivity and genomic divergence but heterogeneous demographic history in sympatric Mediterranean clingfishes

This study examines connectivity and genomic divergence in sympatric Mediterranean clingfishes, finding concordant connectivity patterns but heterogeneous demographic histories.

Long-term isolation and introgression shape the genomic distinctiveness of Rice's Whale

The paper reconstructs the demographic history of Rice's whale using whole-genome sequences and assesses its genomic health, finding long-term isolation and a recent population collapse increase extinction risk.

Multiple introductions, trade-associated connectivity, and mito-nuclear discordance reveal complex invasion dynamics of Aedes albopictus in Colombi

The paper investigates the invasion dynamics of Aedes albopictus in Colombia by integrating population genetics, trade connectivity, and Wolbachia screening, revealing multiple introductions, trade-associated nuclear genetic structure, and mito-nuclear discordance.

The road to nowhere: geolocation-by-genotype traces large-scale yellow-browed warbler vagrancy to central Siberia

This paper uses genetic data to determine the origin of vagrant yellow-browed warblers in Europe, finding they originate from central Siberia, suggesting mass misorientation.

Genetic structures of the Japanese stone loach Barbatula oreas (Cypriniformes: Nemacheilidae) in Sakhalin and Hokkaido: back dispersal from Hokkaido to Sakhalin

The paper investigates the genetic structure and phylogeographic history of Barbatula oreas in Hokkaido and Sakhalin, finding back dispersal from islands to the mainland and challenging the conventional dispersal paradigm.

A Whole-Genome and Ancient DNA Perspective on the Drivers of Genetic Diversity and Structure in Palearctic True Lemmings

This study uses whole-genome and ancient DNA data to show that Palearctic true lemmings have shallow genetic structure shaped by postglacial bottlenecks and isolation, not deep divergence as seen in mitochondrial genomes.

GAISHI: A Python Package for Detecting Ghost Introgression with Machine Learning

GAISHI detects ghost introgression using machine learning algorithms and provides a user-friendly Python package for this task.

Genomics reveals population structure despite high connectivity of common sole, Solea solea, and European plaice, Pleuronectes platessa, in the Celtic Sea and western English Channel.

The paper uses full-genome resequencing to analyze population structure and adaptive differentiation in common sole and European plaice in the Celtic Sea and western English Channel.

The Iberian white-oak syngameon as a legacy of introgression in southern Europe

The paper uses RAD-seq to study Iberian white oaks, revealing hybrid swarms and redefining species boundaries through introgression and phylogeography.

Long-term small effective population size, inbreeding, and a recessive lethal haplotype drive premature death in the endangered Devils Hole pupfish (Cyprinodon diabolis)

The paper investigates how long-term small population size and inbreeding contribute to premature death in Devils Hole pupfish using genomic and phenotypic data.

Demographic history, geographic distance, and landscape features shape the genetic divergence of wild tigers in northeast India

This study identifies genetic divergence in tigers across northeast India, showing that landscape resistance and demographic history, not just geographic distance, drive genetic patterns.

Local genetic neighbourhoods but resilient gene flow across anthropogenic landscapes in the red campion (Silene dioica)

This study examines how environmental factors influence genetic structure and gene flow in red campion across different habitats, finding resilient genetic connectivity despite human-altered landscapes.

Peculiar Pigment Pattern and Population Profile of a Poisonous Pufferfish

This study investigates the phylogenetic origin and pigment patterns of mushifugu, finding it to be a distinct species with evidence of past hybridization with komonfugu.

Population genomics reveals divergent lineages across Europein the vulnerable mire plant Drosera rotundifolia

This study uses population genomics to show genetic differentiation and structure in Drosera rotundifolia across Europe, linked to climate and postglacial history.

Inbreeding depression by polygenic load following a severe population bottleneck

This study examines inbreeding depression in Seychelles warblers after a population bottleneck, finding a polygenic load reduces lifespan and offspring production by 17.9% and 15.1% per 10% inbreeding increase.

Population genomics of a biocontrol agent: Insights into post-introduction establishment in parthenium beetle

The paper examines genomic variation and inbreeding patterns in the parthenium beetle post-introduction, revealing genetic structure and demographic changes linked to propagation practices.

Sea-level and climate changes drive lineage diversification in the imperiled Venus flytrap (Dionaea muscipula J. Ellis, Droseraceae)

This study uses genomic data to show that climate and sea-level changes drove lineage diversification in Venus flytraps, with population declines linked to historical climate optima and human impacts.

sstar2: A Python Package for S*-based Archaic Introgression Detection with Machine Learning

sstar2 improves S*-based introgression detection by using quantile regression for better threshold calibration and compatibility with modern simulations.

Genetic Diversity and Population Structure of the Black-Footed Cat: Insights into Felis's Deadliest Predator

This study sequenced whole genomes of black-footed cats to analyze their population structure and genetic diversity, finding low diversity but no long runs of homozygosity and evidence of recent population contraction.

Whole genome analyses of the endangered Northern abalone (Haliotis kamtschatkana) reveal population differentiation and a genomic signature of a dramatic population decline

The paper uses whole genome resequencing data to analyze population differentiation and decline in Northern abalone, finding genetic structure and a signature of population decline despite previous claims of panmixia.

Introgression and divergence in a young species group

This study analyzes genomic patterns of divergence and introgression in five wood ant species to understand speciation processes and the role of gene flow and reproductive isolation.

Summer rainfall drives adaptation with gene flow in a widespread butterfly

The paper examines how summer rainfall influences adaptation and gene flow in the clouded sulfur butterfly across environmental gradients.

Genomic Population Structure of the Sunda Pangolin (Manis javanica) in Thailand: Implications for Conservation and Wildlife Forensics

This study analyzes whole genome sequences of Sunda pangolins in Thailand to identify genetic populations and diversity, informing conservation and forensic tools.

Assessing climate adaptation among Canada lynx (Lynx canadensis) populations at the trailing edge

The paper assesses climate adaptation in Canada lynx populations at their southern trailing edge using genomic data, identifying adaptive loci and highlighting conservation risks.

Ancient and recent riverine gene flow contributed to the adaptive radiation of sailfin silversides in Wallace's Dreampond

This study investigates gene flow and hybridization in sailfin silversides, finding evidence of both ancient and recent introgression between riverine and lacustrine species in Lake Matano.

Tuberculosis susceptibility and inbreeding depression hinder ex-situ conservation in a critically endangered rainforest bird

This study examines TB susceptibility and inbreeding depression in captive white-winged wood ducks, linking genetic diversity loss to increased disease vulnerability.