Strict monandry in the ponerine army ant genus Simopelta suggests that colony size and complexity drive mating system evolution in social insects.

abstract：:Phenotypic plasticity allows organisms to adapt quickly to local environmental conditions and could facilitate adaptive radiations. Cichlids have recently undergone an adaptive radiation in Lake Malawi where they inhabit diverse light environments and tune their visual sensitivity through differences in cone opsin exp...

journal_title：Molecular ecology

authors： Nandamuri SP,Yourick MR,Carleton KL

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Baja California region provides a natural setting for studying the early mechanisms of allopatric speciation in marine systems. Disjunct fish populations from several species that occur in the northern Gulf of California and northern Pacific coast of Baja California, but are absent from its southern shores, were p...

journal_title：Molecular ecology

authors： Bernardi G,Lape J

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A population of Stratiomys japonica, a species belonging to the family Stratiomyidae (Diptera), common name 'soldier flies', occurs in a hot volcanic spring, which is apparently among the most inhospitable environments for animals because of chemical and thermal conditions. Larvae of this species, which naturally ofte...

journal_title：Molecular ecology

authors： Garbuz DG,Zatsepina OG,Przhiboro AA,Yushenova I,Guzhova IV,Evgen'ev MB

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The facultative endosymbiont of aphids, Hamiltonella defensa, kills parasitoid wasp larvae, allowing aphid hosts to survive and reproduce. This protection may depend on toxins that are encoded by the genomes of H. defensa and of its bacteriophage (APSE). Strains of H. defensa vary in degree of protection conferred upo...

journal_title：Molecular ecology

authors： Degnan PH,Moran NA

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The population structure of variation in a nuclear actin intron and the control region of mitochondrial DNA is described for humpback whales from eight regions in the North Pacific Ocean: central California, Baja Peninsula, nearshore Mexico (Bahia Banderas), offshore Mexico (Socorro Island), southeastern Alaska, centr...

journal_title：Molecular ecology

authors： Baker CS,Medrano-Gonzalez L,Calambokidis J,Perry A,Pichler F,Rosenbaum H,Straley JM,Urban-Ramirez J,Yamaguchi M,von Ziegesar O

更新日期：1998-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Investigating complex parasitic life cycles is important for understanding the major fitness components that drive the evolution of host-parasite systems. The rare condition of heterotrophic heteronomy, in which the sexes utilize disparate host taxa, is a poorly understood complex parasitic lifestyle. One of only two ...

journal_title：Molecular ecology

authors： Hayward A,McMahon DP,Kathirithamby J

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Increasing genetic diversity and maintaining evolutionary processes are primary goals of conservation translocations, which involve the intentional movement of an at-risk species to establish new populations or augment existing populations, with the ultimate goal of reversing declines. Much debate has focused on how t...

journal_title：Molecular ecology

authors： Albrecht MA,Edwards CE

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Infections with maternally inherited Wolbachia bacteria may have dramatic influences on reproductive traits and speciation patterns of their hosts. We here show that in the beetle genus Altica, infection has influenced phylogenetic patterns of the host's mtDNA and different strains led to repeated selective sweeps. By...

journal_title：Molecular ecology

authors： Jäckel R,Mora D,Dobler S

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The observation that phenotypic convergence and genetic convergence are widespread in nature implies that evolution is at least somewhat predictable. But to what extent and under what circumstances? In other words, how predictable is evolutionary predictability? Answering this question requires going beyond documentin...

journal_title：Molecular ecology

authors： Linnen CR

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To obtain further information on the polyploid dynamics of the the Dactylorhiza incarnata/maculata polyploid complex and the origin of the allotetraploid D. sphagnicola (Orchidaceae), plastid DNA variation was studied in 400 plants from from Sweden and elsewhere in Europe and Asia Minor by means of polymerase chain re...

journal_title：Molecular ecology

authors： Hedrén M

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The population concept is central in evolutionary and conservation biology, but identifying the boundaries of natural populations is often challenging. Here, we present a new approach for assessing spatial genetic structure without the a priori assumptions on the locations of populations made by adopting an individual...

journal_title：Molecular ecology

authors： Manel S,Berthoud F,Bellemain E,Gaudeul M,Luikart G,Swenson JE,Waits LP,Taberlet P,Intrabiodiv Consortium.

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Investigating how environmental features shape the genetic structure of populations is crucial for understanding how they are potentially adapted to their habitats, as well as for sound management. In this study, we assessed the relative importance of spatial distribution, ocean currents and sea surface temperature (S...

journal_title：Molecular ecology

authors： Benestan L,Quinn BK,Maaroufi H,Laporte M,Clark FK,Greenwood SJ,Rochette R,Bernatchez L

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Phytophthora ramorum (Oomycetes) is an emerging plant pathogen in forests in southwestern Oregon (Curry County). Moreover, since 2003 it has been repeatedly isolated from plants in Oregon nurseries. In this study, we analysed the genetic diversity of the P. ramorum population in Oregon from 2001 to 2004 by using micro...

journal_title：Molecular ecology

authors： Prospero S,Hansen EM,Grünwald NJ,Winton LM

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Allopolyploidization, that is, concomitant merging and doubling of two or more divergent genomes in a common nucleus/cytoplasm, is known to instantly alter genomewide transcriptome dynamics, a phenomenon referred to as "transcriptomic shock." However, the immediate effects of transcriptomic alteration in generating ph...

journal_title：Molecular ecology

authors： Sun Y,Wu Y,Yang C,Sun S,Lin X,Liu L,Xu C,Wendel JF,Gong L,Liu B

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In species that form dense populations, major disturbance events are expected to increase the chance of establishment for immigrant lineages. Real-time tests of the impact of disturbance on patterns of genetic structure are, however, scarce. Central to testing these concepts is determining the pool of potential immigr...

journal_title：Molecular ecology

authors： Peters JC,Waters JM,Dutoit L,Fraser CI

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:What is the relationship between genetic or environmental variation and the variation in messenger RNA (mRNA) expression? To address this, microarrays were used to examine the effect of genetic and environmental variation on cardiac mRNA expression for metabolic genes in three groups of Fundulus heteroclitus: (i) indi...

journal_title：Molecular ecology

authors： Scott CP,Williams DA,Crawford DL

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the population genetic structure of the endangered tropical tree species Caryocar brasiliense, based on variability at 10 microsatellite loci. Additionally, we compare heterozygosity and inbreeding estimates for continuous and fragmented populations and discuss the consequences for conservation. For a total ...

journal_title：Molecular ecology

authors： Collevatti RG,Grattapaglia D,Hay JD

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Elucidating the complex evolutionary armory that mosquitoes deploy against insecticides is crucial to maintain the effectiveness of insecticide-based interventions. Here, we deciphered the role of a 6.5-kb structural variation (SV) in driving cytochrome P450-mediated pyrethroid resistance in the malaria vector, Anophe...

journal_title：Molecular ecology

authors： Mugenzi LMJ,Menze BD,Tchouakui M,Wondji MJ,Irving H,Tchoupo M,Hearn J,Weedall GD,Riveron JM,Cho-Ngwa F,Wondji CS

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Analysis of mitochondrial (mt)DNA size polymorphism in the form of variable number tandem repeats (mtVNTRs) has become an increasingly popular methodology for addressing questions in molecular ecology. When detected by PCR, mtVNTR analysis can provide a sensitive, rapid, and cost-effective measure of genetic variabili...

journal_title：Molecular ecology

authors： Lunt DH,Whipple LE,Hyman BC

更新日期：1998-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tetrachaetum elegans Ingold is a saprobic aquatic hyphomycete for which no sexual stage has yet been described. It occurs most commonly during the initial decay of tree leaves in temperate freshwater habitats and typically sporulates under water. Dispersal of the aquatic fungus takes place primarily in the water colum...

journal_title：Molecular ecology

authors： Laitung B,Chauvet E,Feau N,Fève K,Chikhi L,Gardes M

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Colonization is likely to be more successful for species with an ability to self-fertilize and thus to establish new populations as single individuals. As a result, self-compatibility should be common among colonizing species. This idea, labelled 'Baker's law', has been influential in discussions of sexual-system and ...

journal_title：Molecular ecology

authors： Pannell JR

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It has been hypothesized that salmonids use olfactory cues to return to their natal rivers and streams. However, the key components of the molecular pathway involved in imprinting and homing are still unknown. If odorants are involved in salmon homing migration, then olfactory receptors should play a critical role in ...

journal_title：Molecular ecology

authors： Johnstone KA,Lubieniecki KP,Koop BF,Davidson WS

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Past climate change has caused shifts in species distributions and undoubtedly impacted patterns of genetic variation, but the biological processes mediating responses to climate change, and their genetic signatures, are often poorly understood. We test six species-specific biologically informed hypotheses about such ...

journal_title：Molecular ecology

authors： Bemmels JB,Title PO,Ortego J,Knowles LL

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We define a genetic similarity rule that predicts how genetic variation in a dominant plant affects the structure of an arthropod community. This rule applies to hybridizing cottonwood species where plant genetic variation determines plant-animal interactions and structures a dependent community of leaf-modifying arth...

journal_title：Molecular ecology

authors： Bangert RK,Turek RJ,Rehill B,Wimp GM,Schweitzer JA,Allan GJ,Bailey JK,Martinsen GD,Keim P,Lindroth RL,Whitham TG

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Marine metapopulations often exhibit subtle population structure that can be difficult to detect. Given recent advances in high-throughput sequencing, an emerging question is whether various genotyping approaches, in concert with improved sampling designs, will substantially improve our understanding of genetic struct...

journal_title：Molecular ecology

authors： D'Aloia CC,Andrés JA,Bogdanowicz SM,McCune AR,Harrison RG,Buston PM

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the legume-rhizobia mutualism, the benefit each partner derives from the other depends on the genetic identity of both host and rhizobial symbiont. To gain insight into the extent of genome × genome interactions on hosts at the molecular level and to identify potential mechanisms responsible for the variation, we e...

journal_title：Molecular ecology

authors： Burghardt LT,Guhlin J,Chun CL,Liu J,Sadowsky MJ,Stupar RM,Young ND,Tiffin P

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Microsatellites are one of the most important classes of nuclear genetic markers and offer many advantages for the study of marine mammals. Here we describe the isolation and characterization of 12 cetacean microsatellites which are then tested across 30 different cetacean species. For around half the species tested, ...

journal_title：Molecular ecology

authors： Valsecchi E,Amos W

更新日期：1996-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Population differentiation (PD) and ecological association (EA) tests have recently emerged as prominent statistical methods to investigate signatures of local adaptation using population genomic data. Based on statistical models, these genomewide testing procedures have attracted considerable attention as tools to id...

journal_title：Molecular ecology

authors： François O,Martins H,Caye K,Schoville SD

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We reanalysed published data to evaluate whether climate and habitat are barriers to dispersal in one of the most mobile and widely distributed mammals, the grey wolf (Canis lupus). Distance-based redundancy analysis (dbRDA) was used to examine the amount of variation in genetic distances that could be explained by an...

journal_title：Molecular ecology

authors： Geffen E,Anderson MJ,Wayne RK

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As part of a large project to determine rooting depth and resource uptake on the Edwards Plateau of central Texas, we developed a DNA-based technique that allows the below-ground parts of all plants to be identified to the level of genus and usually to species. Identification is achieved by comparing DNA sequences of ...

journal_title：Molecular ecology

authors： Linder CR,Moore LA,Jackson RB

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00