Let's talk about sex: A rigorous statistical framework to assign the sex of individuals from reduced-representation sequencing data.

abstract：:sam is a Windows program designed to detect candidate loci for selection in whole-genome scans. It also gives valuable clues as regards the ecological factors at stake in the selection process. The method used is based on multiple univariate logistic regression models to test for association between allelic frequencie...

journal_title：Molecular ecology resources

authors： Joost S,Kalbermatten M,Bonin A

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Improving the realism of spatially explicit demographic models is important for better inferring the history of past populations and for understanding the genetic bases of adaptation and speciation. One particular type of demographic event to take into account is long-distance dispersal (LDD). The goals of this study ...

journal_title：Molecular ecology resources

authors： Ray N,Excoffier L

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Increasing numbers of phylogeographic studies make comparative inferences about the histories of co-distributed species. Although the aims of such studies are best achieved by jointly analysing sequences from multiple loci in a model-based framework, such data currently exist for few nonmodel systems. We used existing...

journal_title：Molecular ecology resources

authors： Lohse K,Sharanowski B,Blaxter M,Nicholls JA,Stone GN

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The vast amount of phenotypic information collected in some wild animal populations makes them extremely valuable for unravelling the genetics of ecologically important traits and understanding how populations adapt to changes in their environment. Next generation sequencing has revolutionized the development of large...

journal_title：Molecular ecology resources

authors： Van Bers NE,Santure AW,Van Oers K,De Cauwer I,Dibbits BW,Mateman C,Crooijmans RP,Sheldon BC,Visser ME,Groenen MA,Slate J

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The rice stem borer, Chilo suppressalis, is one of the most damaging insect pests to rice production worldwide. Although C. suppressalis has been the focus of numerous studies examining cold tolerance and diapause, plant-insect interactions, pesticide targets and resistance, and the development of RNAi-mediated pest m...

journal_title：Molecular ecology resources

authors： Ma W,Zhao X,Yin C,Jiang F,Du X,Chen T,Zhang Q,Qiu L,Xu H,Joe Hull J,Li G,Sung WK,Li F,Lin Y

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The development of genetic markers has revolutionized molecular studies within and among populations. Although poly-allelic microsatellites are the most commonly used genetic marker for within-population studies of free-living animals, biallelic single nucleotide polymorphisms, or SNPs, have also emerged as a viable o...

journal_title：Molecular ecology resources

authors： Weinman LR,Solomon JW,Rubenstein DR

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Genetic stock identification (GSI) is an important tool in fisheries management. Microsatellites (μSATs) have been the dominant genetic marker for GSI; however, increasing availability and numerous advantages of single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) markers make them an appealing alternative. We tested performance of 1...

journal_title：Molecular ecology resources

authors： Hess JE,Matala AP,Narum SR

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Data on hundreds or thousands of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) provide detailed information about the relationships between individuals, but currently few tools can turn this information into a multigenerational pedigree. I present the r package sequoia, which assigns parents, clusters half-siblings sharing a...

journal_title：Molecular ecology resources

authors： Huisman J

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two recent articles were written in response to our paper "Breaking RAD: An evaluation of the utility of restriction site associated DNA sequencing scans of adaptation." While we agree with some of the comments made by the authors of these two response papers, we still believe caution should be employed in RADseq stud...

journal_title：Molecular ecology resources

authors： Lowry DB,Hoban S,Kelley JL,Lotterhos KE,Reed LK,Antolin MF,Storfer A

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report an accurate multiplex reverse transcription quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR) assay, capable of reproducing gene expression profiles from 16 target genes [12 genes of interest (GOIs) and four reference genes (RGs)] in Acropora millepora, a common reef-building model coral species. The 12 GOIs ...

journal_title：Molecular ecology resources

authors： Souter P,Bay LK,Andreakis N,Császár N,Seneca FO,van Oppen MJ

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Global climate change (GCC) may be causing distribution range shifts in many organisms worldwide. Multiple efforts are currently focused on the development of models to better predict distribution range shifts due to GCC. We addressed this issue by including intraspecific genetic structure and spatial autocorrelation ...

journal_title：Molecular ecology resources

authors： Martínez-Minaya J,Conesa D,Fortin MJ,Alonso-Blanco C,Picó FX,Marcer A

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Archived specimens are highly valuable sources of DNA for retrospective genetic/genomic analysis. However, often limited effort has been made to evaluate and optimize extraction methods, which may be crucial for downstream applications. Here, we assessed and optimized the usefulness of abundant archived skeletal mater...

journal_title：Molecular ecology resources

authors： Nielsen EE,Morgan JAT,Maher SL,Edson J,Gauthier M,Pepperell J,Holmes BJ,Bennett MB,Ovenden JR

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Degraded DNA from suboptimal field sampling is common in molecular ecology. However, its impact on techniques that use restriction site associated next-generation DNA sequencing (RADSeq, GBS) is unknown. We experimentally examined the effects of in situDNA degradation on data generation for a modified double-digest RA...

journal_title：Molecular ecology resources

authors： Graham CF,Glenn TC,McArthur AG,Boreham DR,Kieran T,Lance S,Manzon RG,Martino JA,Pierson T,Rogers SM,Wilson JY,Somers CM

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The 'One Health' framework emphasizes the ecological relationships between soil, plant, animal and human health. Microbiomes play important roles in these relationships, as they modify the health and performance of the different compartments and influence the transfer of energy, matter and chemicals between them. Stan...

journal_title：Molecular ecology resources

authors： Wasimuddin,Schlaeppi K,Ronchi F,Leib SL,Erb M,Ramette A

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Our understanding of Glossina fuscipes fuscipes, a major vector of sleeping sickness, has been severely constrained by a lack of genetic markers for mapping and population genetic studies. Here we present 10 newly developed microsatellite loci for this tsetse species. Heterozygosity levels in Moyo, an Ugandan populati...

journal_title：Molecular ecology resources

authors： Brown JE,Komatsu KJ,Abila PP,Robinson AS,Okedi LM,Dyer N,Donnelly MJ,Slotman MA,Caccone A

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Evolutionary alterations to cis-regulatory sequences are likely to cause adaptive phenotypic complexity, through orchestrating changes in cellular proliferation, identity and communication. For nonmodel organisms with adaptive key innovations, patterns of regulatory evolution have been predominantly limited to targete...

journal_title：Molecular ecology resources

authors： Kratochwil CF,Meyer A

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Plastid sequencing is an essential tool in the study of plant evolution. This high-copy organelle is one of the most technically accessible regions of the genome, and its sequence conservation makes it a valuable region for comparative genome evolution, phylogenetic analysis and population studies. Here, we discuss re...

journal_title：Molecular ecology resources

authors： Twyford AD,Ness RW

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twelve polymorphic microsatellite loci were isolated for the bonefish, Albula vulpes using a polymerase chain reaction-based procedure. The number of alleles ranged from two to 23 (mean = 8.8) in 37 specimens from south Florida. Observed and expected heterozygosities ranged from 0.07 to 0.77 (mean = 0.42) and from 0.0...

journal_title：Molecular ecology resources

authors： Seyoum S,Wallace EM,Tringali MD

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe 10 microsatellite loci for Panulirus argus (Caribbean spiny lobster). The number of alleles at each locus ranged from four to 39 (mean = 21.8) in 89 juvenile specimens collected at two different times at a recruitment site in south Florida. Levels of expected and observed heterozygosities ranged from 0.48 ...

journal_title：Molecular ecology resources

authors： Tringali MD,Seyoum S,Schmitt SL

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sex-linked molecular markers have become valuable tools for understanding sex ratio evolution and sex-specific physiology in pre-reproductive plants. To develop new accurate methods for sexing Distichlis spicata juveniles and nonflowering individuals, we converted a random amplified polymorphic DNA-polymerase chain re...

journal_title：Molecular ecology resources

authors： Eppley SM,O'Quinn R,Brown AL

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pedigree reconstruction using genotypic markers has become an important tool for the study of natural populations. The nonstandard nature of the underlying statistical problems has led to the necessity of developing specialized statistical and computational methods. In this article, a new version of pedigree reconstru...

journal_title：Molecular ecology resources

authors： Almudevar A,Anderson EC

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Local adaptation is often studied via (i) multiple common garden experiments comparing performance of genotypes in different environments and (ii) sequencing genotypes from multiple locations and characterizing geographic patterns in allele frequency. Both approaches aim to characterize the same pattern (local adaptat...

journal_title：Molecular ecology resources

authors： Lasky JR,Forester BR,Reimherr M

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:DNA metabarcoding was utilized for a large-scale, multiyear assessment of biodiversity in Malaise trap collections from the Bavarian Forest National Park (Germany, Bavaria). Principal component analysis of read count-based biodiversities revealed clustering in concordance with whether collection sites were located ins...

journal_title：Molecular ecology resources

authors： Hardulak LA,Morinière J,Hausmann A,Hendrich L,Schmidt S,Doczkal D,Müller J,Hebert PDN,Haszprunar G

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Microsatellite loci were identified from Cornus kousa'National'. Primer pairs for 86 loci were developed and of these, eight were optimized and screened using genomic DNA from 22 kousa cultivars. All optimized loci were polymorphic and the number of alleles per locus ranged from three to 17. Observed heterozygosity ra...

journal_title：Molecular ecology resources

authors： Wadl PA,Wang X,Scheffler BE,Rinehart TA,Trigiano RN

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Luffa spp. (sponge gourd or ridge gourd) is an economically important vegetable crop widely cultivated in China, India and Southeast Asia. Here, we employed PacBio long-read single-molecule real-time (SMRT) sequencing to perform de novo genome assemblies of two commonly cultivated Luffa species, L. acutangula and L. c...

journal_title：Molecular ecology resources

authors： Pootakham W,Sonthirod C,Naktang C,Nawae W,Yoocha T,Kongkachana W,Sangsrakru D,Jomchai N,U-Thoomporn S,Sheedy JR,Buaboocha J,Mekiyanon S,Tangphatsornruang S

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To enable the accurate sexing of individuals of introduced populations of the small Indian mongoose, Herpestes auropunctatus, we designed a primer set for the amplification of the sex-specific fragments EIF2S3Y and EIF2S3X. Using this primer set, the expected amplification products were obtained for all samples of gen...

journal_title：Molecular ecology resources

authors： Murata C,Ogura G,Kuroiwa A

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The formation of chimeric sequences can create significant methodological bias in PCR-based DNA metabarcoding analyses. During mixed-template amplification of barcoding regions, chimera formation is frequent and well documented. However, profiling of fungal communities typically uses the more variable rDNA region ITS....

journal_title：Molecular ecology resources

authors： Bjørnsgaard Aas A,Davey ML,Kauserud H

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We propose a new model to make use of georeferenced genetic data for inferring the location and shape of a hybrid zone. The model output includes the posterior distribution of a parameter that quantifies the width of the hybrid zone. The model proposed is implemented in the GUI and command-line versions of the Genelan...

journal_title：Molecular ecology resources

authors： Guedj B,Guillot G

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Chilean isopod Excirolana hirsuticauda is a marine benthic brooder with wide distributional range and low potential for long-distance dispersal. Eleven microsatellite markers were developed for E. hirsuticauda using enriched libraries. Characterization of those loci in 35 individuals from Playa Blanca beach showed...

journal_title：Molecular ecology resources

authors： Haye PA,Marchant S

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Type specimens have high scientific importance because they provide the only certain connection between the application of a Linnean name and a physical specimen. Many other individuals may have been identified as a particular species, but their linkage to the taxon concept is inferential. Because type specimens are o...

journal_title：Molecular ecology resources

authors： Prosser SW,deWaard JR,Miller SE,Hebert PD

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00