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View article: Sex chromosome identification and genome curation from a single individual with SCINKD
Sex chromosome identification and genome curation from a single individual with SCINKD Open
In most animal species, the sex determining pathway is typically initiated by the presence/absence of a primary genetic cue at a critical point during development. This primary genetic cue is often located on a single locus—referred to as …
View article: Environmental <scp>DNA</scp> Metabarcoding Elucidates Freshwater Mussel Diversity and Occupancy to Facilitate Improved Management and Conservation
Environmental <span>DNA</span> Metabarcoding Elucidates Freshwater Mussel Diversity and Occupancy to Facilitate Improved Management and Conservation Open
Aim Freshwater mussels are considered among the most at‐risk taxa in the world. As such, comprehensive monitoring assessments of what abiotic and biotic factors influence mussel occupancy will be vital for guiding effective conservation. H…
View article: Inherently irrational: exploring the role of behavioural economics and organisational culture in food supply chain disruption management decisions
Inherently irrational: exploring the role of behavioural economics and organisational culture in food supply chain disruption management decisions Open
Understanding human behaviour in supply chain disruption management (SCDM) requires moving beyond purely rational models. While traditional decision‑making frameworks focus on empirical factors, they often overlook the role of behavioural …
View article: Strengthening supply chain risk management: Unveiling opportunities through the lens of behavioral economics and organizational culture
Strengthening supply chain risk management: Unveiling opportunities through the lens of behavioral economics and organizational culture Open
In recent decades, the growing awareness that supply chains are increasingly vulnerable to unexpected disruptions has led to the development of the field of Supply Chain Disruption Management (SCDM). While significant progress has been mad…
View article: Secondary contact erodes Pleistocene diversification in a wide‐ranging freshwater mussel <i>(Quadrula</i>)
Secondary contact erodes Pleistocene diversification in a wide‐ranging freshwater mussel <i>(Quadrula</i>) Open
The isolated river drainages of eastern North America serve as a natural laboratory to investigate the roles of allopatry and secondary contact in the evolutionary trajectories of recently diverged lineages. Drainage divides facilitate all…
View article: Mitonuclear compatibility is maintained despite relaxed selection on male mitochondrial DNA in bivalves with doubly uniparental inheritance
Mitonuclear compatibility is maintained despite relaxed selection on male mitochondrial DNA in bivalves with doubly uniparental inheritance Open
Mitonuclear coevolution is common in eukaryotes, but bivalve lineages that have doubly uniparental inheritance (DUI) of mitochondria may be an interesting example. In this system, females transmit mtDNA (F mtDNA) to all offspring, while ma…
View article: Creating a systematic prioritization of stream reaches for conservation of aquatic species
Creating a systematic prioritization of stream reaches for conservation of aquatic species Open
Human impacts on aquatic ecosystems have resulted in systemic declines of global freshwater species abundance and richness. Conservation and governmental groups worldwide have designated protected areas to preserve the remaining diversity.…
View article: COVID-19 and Supply Chain Disruption Management: A Behavioural Economics Perspective and Future Research Direction
COVID-19 and Supply Chain Disruption Management: A Behavioural Economics Perspective and Future Research Direction Open
The COVID-19 pandemic has been one of the most severe disruptions to normal life, impacting how businesses operate. The academic literature in the areas of supply chain and operations management has been trying to explain how this has affe…
View article: Glacial vicariance and secondary contact shape demographic histories in a freshwater mussel species complex
Glacial vicariance and secondary contact shape demographic histories in a freshwater mussel species complex Open
Characterizing the mechanisms influencing the distribution of genetic variation in aquatic species can be difficult due to the dynamic nature of hydrological landscapes. In North America’s Central Highlands, a complex history of glacial dy…
View article: Mitonuclear Sex Determination? Empirical Evidence from Bivalves
Mitonuclear Sex Determination? Empirical Evidence from Bivalves Open
Genetic elements encoded in nuclear DNA determine the sex of an individual in many animals. In certain bivalve lineages that possess doubly uniparental inheritance (DUI), mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) has been hypothesized to contribute to sex…
View article: Potamilus streckersoni genome annotation from "Mitonuclear sex determination? Empirical evidence from bivalves"
Potamilus streckersoni genome annotation from "Mitonuclear sex determination? Empirical evidence from bivalves" Open
Genome reannotation that is published in "Mitonuclear sex determination? Empirical evidence from bivalves" in Molecular Biology and Evolution. Three files are provided: 1) scaffolds in fasta format (Potamilus_scaffolds_sl.fa), 2) genome an…
View article: Coevolution With Host Fishes Shapes Parasitic Life Histories in a Group of Freshwater Mussels (Unionidae: Quadrulini).
Coevolution With Host Fishes Shapes Parasitic Life Histories in a Group of Freshwater Mussels (Unionidae: Quadrulini). Open
Ecological interactions among species often lead to parasitic lineages coevolving with host resources, which is often suggested as the primary driver of parasite diversification. Freshwater mussels are bivalves that possess a parasitic lif…
View article: Mitonuclear sex determination? Empirical evidence from bivalves
Mitonuclear sex determination? Empirical evidence from bivalves Open
Genetic elements encoded in nuclear DNA determine the sex of an individual in many animals. In bivalves, however, mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) has been hypothesized to contribute to sex determination in lineages that possess doubly uniparenta…
View article: A phylogeographic assessment redefines the distributions of <i>Truncilla</i> species (Bivalvia: Unionidae) in Texas
A phylogeographic assessment redefines the distributions of <i>Truncilla</i> species (Bivalvia: Unionidae) in Texas Open
Truncilla macrodon¸ the Texas Fawnsfoot, is currently considered to be restricted to the Brazos and Colorado river drainages in central Texas, USA. Subfossil specimens resembling T. macrodon from shell middens in the Trinity river drainage…
View article: A novel assembly pipeline and functional annotations for targeted sequencing: A case study on the globally threatened Margaritiferidae (Bivalvia: Unionida)
A novel assembly pipeline and functional annotations for targeted sequencing: A case study on the globally threatened Margaritiferidae (Bivalvia: Unionida) Open
The proliferation of genomic sequencing approaches has significantly impacted the field of phylogenetics. Target capture approaches provide a cost‐effective, fast and easily applied strategy for phylogenetic inference of non‐model organism…
View article: A lizard is never late: Squamate genomics as a recent catalyst for understanding sex chromosome and microchromosome evolution
A lizard is never late: Squamate genomics as a recent catalyst for understanding sex chromosome and microchromosome evolution Open
In 2011, the first high-quality genome assembly of a squamate reptile (lizard or snake) was published for the green anole. Dozens of genome assemblies were subsequently published over the next decade, yet these assemblies were largely inad…
View article: The revised reference genome of the leopard gecko ( <i>Eublepharis macularius</i> ) provides insight into the considerations of genome phasing and assembly
The revised reference genome of the leopard gecko ( <i>Eublepharis macularius</i> ) provides insight into the considerations of genome phasing and assembly Open
Genomic resources across squamate reptiles (lizards and snakes) have lagged behind other vertebrate systems and high-quality reference genomes remain scarce. Of the 23 chromosome-scale reference genomes across the order, only 12 of the ~60…
View article: A lizard is never late: squamate genomics as a recent catalyst for understanding sex chromosome and microchromosome evolution
A lizard is never late: squamate genomics as a recent catalyst for understanding sex chromosome and microchromosome evolution Open
In 2011, the first high-quality genome assembly of a squamate reptile (lizard or snake) was published for the green anole. Dozens of genome assemblies were subsequently published over the next decade, yet these assemblies were largely inad…
View article: The revised reference genome of the leopard gecko (<i>Eublepharis macularius</i>) provides insight into the considerations of genome phasing and assembly
The revised reference genome of the leopard gecko (<i>Eublepharis macularius</i>) provides insight into the considerations of genome phasing and assembly Open
Genomic resources across squamate reptiles (lizards and snakes) have lagged behind other vertebrate systems and high-quality reference genomes remain scarce. Of the 23 chromosome-scale reference genomes across the order, only 12 of the ~60…
View article: A tale of two paths: The evolution of mitochondrial recombination in bivalves with doubly uniparental inheritance
A tale of two paths: The evolution of mitochondrial recombination in bivalves with doubly uniparental inheritance Open
In most animals, mitochondrial DNA is strictly maternally inherited and non-recombining. One exception to this pattern is called doubly uniparental inheritance (DUI), a phenomenon involving the independent transmission of female and male m…
View article: Mitonuclear compatibility is maintained despite relaxed selection on male mitochondrial DNA in bivalves with doubly uniparental inheritance
Mitonuclear compatibility is maintained despite relaxed selection on male mitochondrial DNA in bivalves with doubly uniparental inheritance Open
Scripts and files associated with "Mitonuclear compatibility is maintained despite relaxed selection on male mitochondrial DNA in bivalves with doubly uniparental inheritance". Specific details are below: ERC analyses - Trees and script us…
View article: Mitonuclear compatibility is maintained despite relaxed selection on male mitochondrial DNA in bivalves with doubly uniparental inheritance
Mitonuclear compatibility is maintained despite relaxed selection on male mitochondrial DNA in bivalves with doubly uniparental inheritance Open
Scripts and files associated with "Mitonuclear compatibility is maintained despite relaxed selection on male mitochondrial DNA in bivalves with doubly uniparental inheritance". Specific details are below: ERC analyses - Trees and script us…
View article: DNA barcoding identifies a novel population of the imperiled Trinity Pigtoe, Fusconaia chunii (Lea, 1862) (Bivalvia, Unionidae), in the San Jacinto River drainage in Texas
DNA barcoding identifies a novel population of the imperiled Trinity Pigtoe, Fusconaia chunii (Lea, 1862) (Bivalvia, Unionidae), in the San Jacinto River drainage in Texas Open
The Trinity Pigtoe, Fusconaia chunii (Lea, 1862), is a freshwater mussel endemic to the Trinity River drainage in Texas. Here, we report the first population of F. chunii in the San Jacinto River drainage in Texas. We identified three spec…
View article: A tale of two paths: The evolution of mitochondrial recombination in bivalves with doubly uniparental inheritance
A tale of two paths: The evolution of mitochondrial recombination in bivalves with doubly uniparental inheritance Open
In most animals, mitochondrial DNA is strictly maternally inherited and non-recombining. One exception to these assumptions is called doubly uniparental inheritance (DUI): a phenomenon involving the independent transmission of female and m…
View article: The male-type mitochondrial genome of the freshwater mussel <i>Potamilus streckersoni</i> Smith, Johnson, Inoue, Doyle, & Randklev, 2019 (Bivalvia: Unionidae)
The male-type mitochondrial genome of the freshwater mussel <i>Potamilus streckersoni</i> Smith, Johnson, Inoue, Doyle, & Randklev, 2019 (Bivalvia: Unionidae) Open
The global decline of freshwater mussels emphasizes the need to establish genetic resources to better understand their biology, including a unique mitochondrial biology known as doubly uniparental inheritance. In this study, we present the…
View article: Biogeography of freshwater mussels (Bivalvia: Unionida) in Texas and implications on conservation biology
Biogeography of freshwater mussels (Bivalvia: Unionida) in Texas and implications on conservation biology Open
Aim Biogeography seeks to identify and explain the spatial distributions of species and has become an important tool used by conservationists to protect and manage aquatic organisms. Texas, located in the southwestern United States, is hom…
View article: Using a multi‐model ensemble approach to determine biodiversity hotspots with limited occurrence data in understudied areas: An example using freshwater mussels in México
Using a multi‐model ensemble approach to determine biodiversity hotspots with limited occurrence data in understudied areas: An example using freshwater mussels in México Open
Species distribution models (SDMs) are an increasingly important tool for conservation particularly for difficult‐to‐study locations and with understudied fauna. Our aims were to (1) use SDMs and ensemble SDMs to predict the distribution o…
View article: Did doubly uniparental inheritance (DUI) of mtDNA originate as a cytoplasmic male sterility (CMS) system?
Did doubly uniparental inheritance (DUI) of mtDNA originate as a cytoplasmic male sterility (CMS) system? Open
Animal and plant species exhibit an astonishing diversity of sexual systems, including environmental and genetic determinants of sex, with the latter including genetic material in the mitochondrial genome. In several hermaphroditic plants …
View article: Genome-wide SNP analysis of three moose subspecies at the southern range limit in the contiguous United States
Genome-wide SNP analysis of three moose subspecies at the southern range limit in the contiguous United States Open
Genome-wide evaluations of genetic diversity and population structure are important for informing management and conservation of trailing-edge populations. North American moose ( Alces alces ) are declining along portions of the southern e…
View article: Establishing conservation units to promote recovery of two threatened freshwater mussel species (Bivalvia: Unionida: <i>Potamilus</i>)
Establishing conservation units to promote recovery of two threatened freshwater mussel species (Bivalvia: Unionida: <i>Potamilus</i>) Open
Population genomics has significantly increased our ability to make inferences about microevolutionary processes and demographic histories, which have the potential to improve protection and recovery of imperiled species. Freshwater mussel…