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View article: Genetic Rescue in Action: Long‐Term Monitoring Reveals Admixture‐Driven Fitness Gains in a Translocated Plant
Genetic Rescue in Action: Long‐Term Monitoring Reveals Admixture‐Driven Fitness Gains in a Translocated Plant Open
Mixed‐source translocation can reduce immediate extinction risk by increasing population size, genetic diversity, and individual fitness, but their long‐term consequences remain debated. To rescue the perennial plant Arenaria grandiflora f…
View article: A genomic test of sex-biased dispersal in white sharks
A genomic test of sex-biased dispersal in white sharks Open
Mitonuclear discordance has been observed in several shark species. Female philopatry has often been invoked to explain such discordance but has never been explicitly tested. Here, we focus on the white shark, for which female philopatry h…
View article: Aquatic Biotas of Sundaland Are Fragmented But Not Refugial
Aquatic Biotas of Sundaland Are Fragmented But Not Refugial Open
Tropical insular systems have long attracted biologists, stimulating some important controversies in ecology and evolution. Eustatic fluctuations during the Pleistocene have been invoked to explain species dispersal and proliferation in th…
View article: Same places, same stories? Genomics reveals similar structuring and demographic patterns for four <i>Pocillopora</i> coral species in the southwestern Indian Ocean
Same places, same stories? Genomics reveals similar structuring and demographic patterns for four <i>Pocillopora</i> coral species in the southwestern Indian Ocean Open
Aim Efficiently protecting species requires knowing their ecological, life‐history and reproductive traits. This is particularly decisive for scleractinian corals, key components of coral reefs, which are experiencing critical declines. Ye…
View article: Global genetic diversity and historical demography of the Bull Shark
Global genetic diversity and historical demography of the Bull Shark Open
Aim Biogeographic boundaries and genetic structuring have important effects on the inferences and interpretation of effective population size ( N e ) temporal variations, a key genetics parameter. We reconstructed the historical demography…
View article: From genomics to integrative species delimitation? The case study of the Indo-Pacific Pocillopora corals
From genomics to integrative species delimitation? The case study of the Indo-Pacific Pocillopora corals Open
With the advent of genomics, sequencing thousands of loci from hundreds of individuals now appears feasible at reasonable costs, allowing complex phylogenies to be resolved. This is particularly relevant for cnidarians, for which insuffici…
View article: From genomics to integrative species delimitation? The case study of the Indo-Pacific Pocillopora corals
From genomics to integrative species delimitation? The case study of the Indo-Pacific Pocillopora corals Open
With the advent of genomics, sequencing thousands of loci from hundreds of individuals now appears feasible at reasonable costs, allowing complex phylogenies to be resolved. This is particularly relevant for cnidarians, for which insuffici…
View article: Population genetics using low coverage RADseq data in non-model organisms: biases and solutions
Population genetics using low coverage RADseq data in non-model organisms: biases and solutions Open
Restriction site-associated DNA sequencing (RADseq) allows the genotyping of thousands of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in many individuals at a reduced cost. However, achieving the desired sequencing depth is challenging in non-m…
View article: From rivers to ocean basins: The role of ocean barriers and philopatry in the genetic structuring of a cosmopolitan coastal predator
From rivers to ocean basins: The role of ocean barriers and philopatry in the genetic structuring of a cosmopolitan coastal predator Open
The Bull Shark ( Carcharhinus leucas ) faces varying levels of exploitation around the world due to its coastal distribution. Information regarding population connectivity is crucial to evaluate its conservation status and local fishing im…
View article: Like a rolling stone: Colonization and migration dynamics of the gray reef shark (<i>Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos</i>)
Like a rolling stone: Colonization and migration dynamics of the gray reef shark (<i>Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos</i>) Open
Designing appropriate management plans requires knowledge of both the dispersal ability and what has shaped the current distribution of the species under consideration. Here, we investigated the evolutionary history of the endangered gray …
View article: From Genomics to Integrative Taxonomy? The Case Study of <i>Pocillopora</i> Corals
From Genomics to Integrative Taxonomy? The Case Study of <i>Pocillopora</i> Corals Open
With the advent of genomics, sequencing thousands of loci from hundreds of individuals now appears feasible at reasonable costs, allowing complex phylogenies to be resolved. This is particularly relevant for cnidarians, for which insuffici…
View article: Like a rolling stone: colonization and migration dynamics of the grey reef shark (Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos)
Like a rolling stone: colonization and migration dynamics of the grey reef shark (Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos) Open
Designing appropriate management plans requires knowledge of both the dispersal ability and what has shaped the current distribution of the species under consideration. Here we investigated the evolutionary history of the endangered grey r…
View article: Life history traits and biogeographic features shaped the complex evolutionary history of an iconic apex predator (Galeocerdo cuvier).
Life history traits and biogeographic features shaped the complex evolutionary history of an iconic apex predator (Galeocerdo cuvier). Open
Background. The tiger shark (Galeocerdo cuvier) is a large iconic marine predator inhabiting worldwide tropical and subtropical waters. So far, only mitochondrial markers and microsatellites studies have investigated its worldwide historic…
View article: Coalescence times, life history traits and conservation concerns: An example from four coastal shark species from the Indo‐Pacific
Coalescence times, life history traits and conservation concerns: An example from four coastal shark species from the Indo‐Pacific Open
Dispersal abilities play a crucial role in shaping the extent of population genetic structure, with more mobile species being panmictic over large geographical ranges and less mobile ones organized in metapopulations exchanging migrants to…
View article: Coping with Pleistocene climatic fluctuations: Demographic responses in remote endemic reef fishes
Coping with Pleistocene climatic fluctuations: Demographic responses in remote endemic reef fishes Open
Elucidating demographic history during the settlement of ecological communities is crucial for properly inferring the mechanisms that shape patterns of species diversity and their persistence through time. Here, we used genomic data and co…
View article: Supplementary material from "Urbanization without isolation: the absence of genetic structure among cities and forests in the tiny acorn ant <i>Temnothorax nylanderi</i>"
Supplementary material from "Urbanization without isolation: the absence of genetic structure among cities and forests in the tiny acorn ant <i>Temnothorax nylanderi</i>" Open
Urban alteration of neutral and adaptive evolutionary processes is still underexplored. Using a genome-wide SNP dataset, we investigated (i) urban-induced modifications of population demography, genetic diversity and population structure a…
View article: Urbanization without isolation: the absence of genetic structure among cities and forests in the tiny acorn ant <i>Temnothorax nylanderi</i>
Urbanization without isolation: the absence of genetic structure among cities and forests in the tiny acorn ant <i>Temnothorax nylanderi</i> Open
Urban alteration of neutral and adaptive evolutionary processes is still underexplored. Using a genome-wide SNP dataset, we investigated (i) urban-induced modifications of population demography, genetic diversity and population structure a…
View article: Coping with Pleistocene climatic fluctuations: demographic responses in remote endemic reef fishes
Coping with Pleistocene climatic fluctuations: demographic responses in remote endemic reef fishes Open
Elucidating demographic history during the settlement of ecological communities is crucial for properly inferring the mechanisms that shape patterns of species diversity and their persistence through time. Here, we used genomic data and co…
View article: Understanding the origin of the most isolated endemic reef fish fauna of the Indo‐Pacific: Coral reef fishes of Rapa Nui
Understanding the origin of the most isolated endemic reef fish fauna of the Indo‐Pacific: Coral reef fishes of Rapa Nui Open
Aim To understand the origin of the most isolated endemic fish fauna of the Indo‐Pacific, Easter Island (Rapa Nui), and to infer divergence times and colonization routes of the endemic coral reef fish fauna from their closest relatives. Lo…
View article: Synchronous diversification of Sulawesi's iconic artiodactyls driven by recent geological events
Synchronous diversification of Sulawesi's iconic artiodactyls driven by recent geological events Open
The high degree of endemism on Sulawesi has previously been suggested to have vicariant origins, dating back to 40 Ma. Recent studies, however, suggest that much of Sulawesi's fauna assembled over the last 15 Myr. Here, we test the hypothe…
View article: Synchronous diversification of Sulawesi’s iconic artiodactyls driven by recent geological events
Synchronous diversification of Sulawesi’s iconic artiodactyls driven by recent geological events Open
The high degree of endemism on Sulawesi has previously been suggested to have vicariant origins, dating back 40 Myr ago. Recent studies, however, suggest that much of Sulawesi’s fauna assembled over the last 15 Myr. Here, we test the hypot…
View article: Supplementary material from "Synchronous diversification of Sulawesi's iconic artiodactyls driven by recent geological events"
Supplementary material from "Synchronous diversification of Sulawesi's iconic artiodactyls driven by recent geological events" Open
The high degree of endemism on Sulawesi has previously been suggested to have vicariant origins, dating back 40 Ma. Recent studies, however, suggest that much of Sulawesi's fauna assembled over the last 15 Myr. Here, we test the hypothesis…
View article: Survival and divergence in a small group: The extraordinary genomic history of the endangered Apennine brown bear stragglers
Survival and divergence in a small group: The extraordinary genomic history of the endangered Apennine brown bear stragglers Open
Significance A small and relict population of brown bears lives in complete isolation in the Italian Apennine Mountains, providing a unique opportunity to study the impact of drift and selection on the genomes of a large endangered mammal …