Long-term on-farm participatory maize breeding by stratified mass selection retains molecular diversity while improving agronomic performance.

abstract：:Delineating species is a difficult and seemingly uninteresting issue that is still essential to address. Taxonomic methodology is heterogeneous according to the taxa and scientists involved due to the disparate data quality and quantity and disagreements over the species concept. This has negative impacts on basic and...

journal_title：Evolutionary applications

authors： Galtier N

更新日期：2019-03-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Recurrently invading pests provide unique challenges for pest management, but also present opportunities to utilize genomics to understand invasion dynamics and inform regulatory management through pathway analysis. In the southern United States, the Mexican fruit fly Anastrepha ludens is such a pest, and its incursio...

journal_title：Evolutionary applications

authors： Dupuis JR,Ruiz-Arce R,Barr NB,Thomas DB,Geib SM

更新日期：2019-06-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Human-induced trait change has been documented in freshwater, marine, and terrestrial ecosystems worldwide. These trait changes are driven by phenotypic plasticity and contemporary evolution. While efforts to manage human-induced trait change are beginning to receive some attention, managing its ecological consequence...

journal_title：Evolutionary applications

authors： Palkovacs EP,Kinnison MT,Correa C,Dalton CM,Hendry AP

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Population dynamics of marine species that are sessile as adults are driven by oceanographic dispersal of larvae from spawning to nursery grounds. This is mediated by life-history traits such as the timing and frequency of spawning, larval behaviour and duration, and settlement success. Here, we use 1725 single nucleo...

journal_title：Evolutionary applications

authors： Coscia I,Wilmes SB,Ironside JE,Goward-Brown A,O'Dea E,Malham SK,McDevitt AD,Robins PE

更新日期：2020-02-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Striped Bass, Morone saxatilis (Walbaum, 1792), is an anadromous fish species that supports fisheries throughout North America and is native to the North American Atlantic Coast. Due to long coastal migrations that span multiple jurisdictions, a detailed understanding of population genomics is required to untangle dem...

journal_title：Evolutionary applications

authors： LeBlanc NM,Gahagan BI,Andrews SN,Avery TS,Puncher GN,Reading BJ,Buhariwalla CF,Curry RA,Whiteley AR,Pavey SA

更新日期：2020-05-29 00:00:00

abstract：:The primary Afrotropical malaria mosquito vector Anopheles gambiae sensu stricto has a complex population structure. In west Africa, this species is split into two molecular forms and displays local and regional variation in chromosomal arrangements and behaviors. To investigate patterns of macrogeographic population ...

journal_title：Evolutionary applications

authors： Pinto J,Egyir-Yawson A,Vicente J,Gomes B,Santolamazza F,Moreno M,Charlwood J,Simard F,Elissa N,Weetman D,Donnelly M,Caccone A,Della Torre A

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neutral genetic markers are routinely used to define distinct units within species that warrant discrete management. Human-induced changes to gene flow however may reduce the power of such an approach. We tested the efficiency of adaptive versus neutral genetic markers in differentiating temporally divergent migratory...

journal_title：Evolutionary applications

authors： O'Malley KG,Jacobson DP,Kurth R,Dill AJ,Banks MA

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Common garden studies are increasingly used to identify differences in phenotypic traits between native and introduced genotypes, often ignoring sources of among-population variation within each range. We re-analyzed data from 32 common garden studies of 28 plant species that tested for rapid evolution associated with...

journal_title：Evolutionary applications

authors： Colautti RI,Maron JL,Barrett SC

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Crop landraces are managed populations that evolve in response to gene flow and selection. Cross-pollination among fields, seed sharing by farmers, and selection by management and environmental conditions play roles in shaping crop characteristics. We used common gardens to explore the local adaptation of maize (Zea m...

journal_title：Evolutionary applications

authors： Mercer K,Martínez-Vásquez Á,Perales HR

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Artificial propagation programs focused on production, such as commercial aquaculture or forestry, entail strong domestication selection. Spillover from such programs can cause unintended fitness and demographic consequences for wild conspecifics. The range of possible management practices to minimize such consequence...

journal_title：Evolutionary applications

authors： Baskett ML,Burgess SC,Waples RS

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Elucidation of genetic mechanisms underpinning migratory behavior could help predict how changes in genetic diversity may affect future spatiotemporal distribution of a migratory species. This ability would benefit conservation of one such declining species, anadromous Pacific lamprey (Entosphenus tridentatus). Nonphi...

journal_title：Evolutionary applications

authors： Hess JE,Caudill CC,Keefer ML,McIlraith BJ,Moser ML,Narum SR

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Salmon life histories are finely tuned to local environmental conditions, which are intimately linked to climate. We summarize the likely impacts of climate change on the physical environment of salmon in the Pacific Northwest and discuss the potential evolutionary consequences of these changes, with particular refere...

journal_title：Evolutionary applications

authors： Crozier LG,Hendry AP,Lawson PW,Quinn TP,Mantua NJ,Battin J,Shaw RG,Huey RB

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Evolution has resulted in thousands of species possessing similar metabolic enzymes with identical functions that are, however, regulated by different mechanisms. It is thus difficult to select optimal gene to engineer novel or manipulated metabolic pathways. Here, we tested the ability of molecular evolutionary analy...

journal_title：Evolutionary applications

authors： Ma X,Zhang X,Wang B,Mao Y,Wang Z,Chen T,Zhao X

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:If the occurrence of cancer is the result of a random lottery among cells, then body mass, a surrogate for cells number, should predict cancer incidence. Despite some support in humans, this assertion does not hold over the range of different natural animal species where cancer incidence is known. Explaining the so-ca...

journal_title：Evolutionary applications

authors： Roche B,Sprouffske K,Hbid H,Missé D,Thomas F

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Oceanic islands have reduced resources and natural enemies and potentially affect life history traits of arriving organisms. Among the most spectacular invasions in the Western hemisphere is that of the Africanized honeybee. We hypothesized that in the oceanic island Puerto Rico, Africanized bees will exhibit differen...

journal_title：Evolutionary applications

authors： Rivera-Marchand B,Oskay D,Giray T

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:With global climate change, rainfall is becoming more variable. Predicting the responses of species to changing rainfall levels is difficult because, for example in herbivorous species, these effects may be mediated indirectly through changes in host plant quality. Furthermore, species responses may result from a simu...

journal_title：Evolutionary applications

authors： Gibbs M,Van Dyck H,Breuker CJ

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Temperature effects on the fatty acid (FA) profiles of phytoplankton, major primary producers in the ocean, have been widely studied due to their importance as industrial feedstocks and to their indispensable role as global producers of long-chain, polyunsaturated FA (PUFA), including omega-3 (ω3) FA required by organ...

journal_title：Evolutionary applications

authors： O'Donnell DR,Du ZY,Litchman E

更新日期：2019-04-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Current natural populations face new interactions because of the re-emergence of ancient microbes and viruses. These risks come from the re-emergence of pathogens kept in laboratories or from pathogens that are retained in the permafrost, which become available upon thawing due to climate change. We here focus on the ...

journal_title：Evolutionary applications

authors： Houwenhuyse S,Macke E,Reyserhove L,Bulteel L,Decaestecker E

更新日期：2017-10-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Pathogens are ubiquitous in insect populations and yet few studies examine their dynamics and impacts on host populations. We discuss four lepidopteran systems and explore their contributions to disease ecology and evolution. More specifically, we elucidate the role of pathogens in insect population dynamics. For thre...

journal_title：Evolutionary applications

authors： Myers JH,Cory JS

更新日期：2015-11-23 00:00:00

abstract：:I review theoretical models for the evolution of supergenes in the cases of Batesian mimicry in butterflies, distylous plants and sex chromosomes. For each of these systems, I outline the genetic evidence that led to the proposal that they involve multiple genes that interact during 'complex adaptations', and at which...

journal_title：Evolutionary applications

authors： Charlesworth D

更新日期：2015-08-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Correlated genetic responses have been hypothesized as important components of fishery-induced evolution, although predictive data from wild populations have been difficult to obtain. Here, we demonstrate substantial genetic correlations between a trait often subjected to fishery selection (adult body length) and trai...

journal_title：Evolutionary applications

authors： Johnson DW,Christie MR,Moye J,Hixon MA

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As we enter the sixth mass extinction, many species that are no longer self-sustaining in their natural habitat will require ex situ management. Zoos have finite resources for ex situ management, and there is a need for holistic conservation programs between the public and private sector. Ex situ populations of sable ...

journal_title：Evolutionary applications

authors： Gooley RM,Tamazian G,Castañeda-Rico S,Murphy KR,Dobrynin P,Ferrie GM,Haefele H,Maldonado JE,Wildt DE,Pukazhenthi BS,Edwards CW,Koepfli KP

更新日期：2020-04-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Currently, the effects of chronic, continuous low dose environmental irradiation on the mitochondrial genome of resident small mammals are unknown. Using the bank vole (Myodes glareolus) as a model system, we tested the hypothesis that approximately 50 generations of exposure to the Chernobyl environment has significa...

journal_title：Evolutionary applications

authors： Baker RJ,Dickins B,Wickliffe JK,Khan FAA,Gaschak S,Makova KD,Phillips CD

更新日期：2017-06-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Reassortment between different species or strains plays a key role in the evolution of multipartite plant viruses and can have important epidemiological implications. Identifying geographic locations where reassortant lineages are most likely to emerge could be a valuable strategy for informing disease management and ...

journal_title：Evolutionary applications

authors： Savory FR,Varma V,Ramakrishnan U

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human-modified habitats rarely yield outcomes that are aligned with conservation ideals. Landscapes that are subdivided by roads are no exception, precipitating negative impacts on populations due to fragmentation, pollution, and road kill. Although many populations in human-modified habitats show evidence for local a...

journal_title：Evolutionary applications

authors： Brady SP,Zamora-Camacho FJ,Eriksson FAA,Goedert D,Comas M,Calsbeek R

更新日期：2019-01-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Salmon lice Lepeophtheirus salmonis are an ecologically and economically important parasite of wild and farmed salmon. In Scotland, Norway, and Eastern Canada, L. salmonis have developed resistance to emamectin benzoate (EMB), one of the few parasiticides available for salmon lice. Drug resistance mechanisms can be co...

journal_title：Evolutionary applications

authors： Sutherland BJ,Poley JD,Igboeli OO,Jantzen JR,Fast MD,Koop BF,Jones SR

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent advances in research on gene drives have produced genetic constructs that could theoretically spread a desired gene (payload) into all populations of a species, with a single release in one place. This attribute has advantages, but also comes with risks and ethical concerns. There has been a call for research o...

journal_title：Evolutionary applications

authors： Dhole S,Vella MR,Lloyd AL,Gould F

更新日期：2018-01-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Restoration of lost species ranges to their native distribution is key for the survival of endangered species. However, reintroductions often fail and long-term genetic consequences are poorly understood. Alpine ibex (Capra ibex) are wild goats that recovered from <100 individuals to ~50,000 within a century by popula...

journal_title：Evolutionary applications

authors： Grossen C,Biebach I,Angelone-Alasaad S,Keller LF,Croll D

更新日期：2017-10-27 00:00:00

abstract：:The evolutionary perspective of cancer (which origins and dynamics result from evolutionary processes) has gained significant international recognition over the past decade and generated a wave of enthusiasm among researchers. In this context, several authors proposed that insights into evolutionary and adaptation dyn...

journal_title：Evolutionary applications

authors： Arnal A,Ujvari B,Crespi B,Gatenby RA,Tissot T,Vittecoq M,Ewald PW,Casali A,Ducasse H,Jacqueline C,Missé D,Renaud F,Roche B,Thomas F

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Evolutionary theory predicts that once an individual reaches an age of sufficiently low Darwinian fitness, (s)he will have reduced chances of keeping cancerous lesions in check. While we clearly need to better understand the emergence of precursor states and early malignancies as well as their mitigation by the microe...

journal_title：Evolutionary applications

authors： Hochberg ME,Thomas F,Assenat E,Hibner U

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00