Contemporary hybrid speciation in sculpins (Cottus spp.).

abstract：:Anthyllis montana is a submediterranean, herbaceous plant of the southern and central European mountains. The internal transcribed spacer (ITS) regions of nuclear ribosomal DNA were sequenced from multiple accessions of the species and several closely related taxa. In addition, amplified fragment length polymorphism (...

journal_title：Molecular ecology

authors： Kropf M,Kadereit JW,Comes HP

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Understanding the evolutionary consequences of human-mediated introductions of domesticated strains into the wild and their subsequent admixture with natural populations is of major concern in conservation biology. However, the genomic impacts of stocking from distinct sources (locally derived vs. divergent) on the ge...

journal_title：Molecular ecology

authors： Leitwein M,Gagnaire PA,Desmarais E,Berrebi P,Guinand B

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The genetic diversity and population structure of Arabidopsis thaliana populations from Norway were studied and compared to a worldwide sample of A. thaliana to investigate the demographic history and elucidate possible colonization routes of populations at the northernmost species limit. We genotyped 282 individuals ...

journal_title：Molecular ecology

authors： Lewandowska-Sabat AM,Fjellheim S,Rognli OA

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Genetic assignment methods provide an appealing approach for characterizing dispersal patterns on ecological time scales, but require sufficient genetic differentiation to accurately identify migrants and a large enough sample size of migrants to, for example, compare dispersal between sexes or age classes. We demonst...

journal_title：Molecular ecology

authors： Hall LA,Palsbøll PJ,Beissinger SR,Harvey JT,Bérubé M,Raphael MG,Nelson SK,Golightly RT,McFarlane-Tranquilla L,Newman SH,Peery MZ

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The genetic architecture of local adaptation has been of central interest to evolutionary biologists since the modern synthesis. In addition to classic theory on the effect size of adaptive mutations by Fisher, Kimura and Orr, recent theory addresses the genetic architecture of local adaptation in the face of ongoing ...

journal_title：Molecular ecology

authors： Ferris KG,Barnett LL,Blackman BK,Willis JH

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The variation and taxonomic diversity among mammalian gut microbiomes raises several questions about the factors that contribute to the rates and patterns of change in these microbial communities. By comparing the microbiome compositions of 112 species representing 14 mammalian orders, we assessed how host and ecologi...

journal_title：Molecular ecology

authors： Nishida AH,Ochman H

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite no obvious barriers to gene flow in the marine realm, environmental variation and ecological specializations can lead to genetic differentiation in highly mobile predators. Here, we investigated the genetic structure of the harbour porpoise over the entire species distribution range in western Palearctic water...

journal_title：Molecular ecology

authors： Fontaine MC,Roland K,Calves I,Austerlitz F,Palstra FP,Tolley KA,Ryan S,Ferreira M,Jauniaux T,Llavona A,Öztürk B,Öztürk AA,Ridoux V,Rogan E,Sequeira M,Siebert U,Vikingsson GA,Borrell A,Michaux JR,Aguilar A

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although the importance of host plant chemistry in plant-insect interactions is widely accepted, the genetic basis of adaptation to host plants is not well understood. Here, we investigate transcriptional changes associated with a host plant shift in Drosophila mettleri. While D. mettleri is distributed mainly through...

journal_title：Molecular ecology

authors： Hoang K,Matzkin LM,Bono JM

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:American marten (Martes americana) have a close association with mature temperate forests, a habitat that expanded throughout the Pacific Northwest as glaciers receded at the end of the Pleistocene. Similar to several other forest-associated mammals in North America (e.g. black bear), genetic analysis of the marten sh...

journal_title：Molecular ecology

authors： Small MP,Stone KD,Cook JA

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Classification, phylogeography and the testing of evolutionary hypotheses rely on correct estimation of species phylogeny. Early molecular phylogenies often relied on mtDNA alone, which acts as a single linkage group with one history. Over the last decade, the use of multiple nuclear sequences has often revealed confl...

journal_title：Molecular ecology

authors： Wallis GP,Cameron-Christie SR,Kennedy HL,Palmer G,Sanders TR,Winter DJ

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The spatial genetic structure of the neotropical, clustered tree species Vouacapoua americana (Aublet) was studied in two natural forest stands (Paracou and Nouragues) in French Guiana. Using eight microsatellite loci, V. americana is characterized by a marked genetic structure at small spatial distances (under 30-60 ...

journal_title：Molecular ecology

authors： Dutech C,Seiter J,Petronelli P,Joly HI,Jarne P

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Studies examining the effects of anthropogenic habitat fragmentation on both neutral and adaptive genetic variability are still scarce. We compared tadpole fitness-related traits (viz. survival probability and body size) among populations of the common frog (Rana temporaria) from fragmented (F) and continuous (C) habi...

journal_title：Molecular ecology

authors： Johansson M,Primmer CR,Merilä J

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human-altered environments can shape the evolution of organisms. Fungi are no exception, although little is known about how they withstand anthropogenic pollution. Here, we document adaptation in the mycorrhizal fungus Suillus luteus driven by soil heavy metal contamination. Genome scans across individuals from recent...

journal_title：Molecular ecology

authors： Bazzicalupo AL,Ruytinx J,Ke YH,Coninx L,Colpaert JV,Nguyen NH,Vilgalys R,Branco S

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In group living animals, especially among primates, there is consistent evidence that high-ranking males gain a higher reproductive output than low-ranking males. Primate studies have shown that male coalitions and sociality can impact male fitness; however, it remains unclear whether males could potentially increase ...

journal_title：Molecular ecology

authors： Kulik L,Muniz L,Mundry R,Widdig A

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Oceanic islands have been a test ground for evolutionary theory, but here, we focus on the possibilities for evolutionary study created by offshore islands. These can be colonized through various means and by a wide range of species, including those with low dispersal capabilities. We use morphology, modern and ancien...

journal_title：Molecular ecology

authors： Martínková N,Barnett R,Cucchi T,Struchen R,Pascal M,Pascal M,Fischer MC,Higham T,Brace S,Ho SY,Quéré JP,O'Higgins P,Excoffier L,Heckel G,Hoelzel AR,Dobney KM,Searle JB

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The impact of gene flow and population size fluctuations in shaping genetic variation during adaptive radiation, at both the genome-wide and gene-specific levels, is very poorly understood. To examine how historical population size and gene flow patterns within and between loci have influenced lineage divergence in th...

journal_title：Molecular ecology

authors： Lawton-Rauh A,Robichaux RH,Purugganan MD

更新日期：2007-10-01 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：:Isolation by adaptation increases divergence at neutral loci when natural selection against immigrants reduces the rate of gene flow between different habitats. This can occur early in the process of adaptive divergence and is a key feature of ecological speciation. Despite the ability of isolation by distance (IBD) a...

journal_title：Molecular ecology

authors： Andrew RL,Ostevik KL,Ebert DP,Rieseberg LH

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Climatic conditions and landscape features often strongly affect species' local distribution patterns, dispersal, reproduction and survival and may therefore have considerable impacts on species' fine-scale spatial genetic structure (SGS). In this study, we demonstrate the efficacy of combining fine-scale SGS analyses...

journal_title：Molecular ecology

authors： Born C,Le Roux PC,Spohr C,McGeoch MA,Van Vuuren BJ

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In arthropods, the intracellular bacteria Wolbachia often induce cytoplasmic incompatibility (CI) between sperm and egg, which causes conditional embryonic death and promotes the spatial spread of Wolbachia infections into host populations. The ability of Wolbachia to spread in natural populations through CI has attra...

journal_title：Molecular ecology

authors： Atyame CM,Labbé P,Rousset F,Beji M,Makoundou P,Duron O,Dumas E,Pasteur N,Bouattour A,Fort P,Weill M

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Phenotypic plasticity occurs at a variety of timescales, but little is known about the degree to which plastic responses at different timescales are associated with similar underlying molecular processes, which is critical for assessing the effects of plasticity on evolutionary trajectories. To address this issue, we ...

journal_title：Molecular ecology

authors： Metzger DCH,Schulte PM

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Geographical isolation, habitat variation and trophic specialization have contributed to a large extent to the astonishing diversity of cichlid fishes in the Great East African lakes. Because parasite communities often vary across space and environments, parasites can accompany and potentially enhance cichlid species ...

journal_title：Molecular ecology

authors： Hablützel PI,Grégoir AF,Vanhove MP,Volckaert FA,Raeymaekers JA

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many species of malaria and related haemosporidian parasites (Haemosporida) are responsible for diseases in wild and domestic animals. These pathogens are exclusively transmitted by blood-sucking dipteran insects (Diptera). Traditional vector studies, which are based mainly on experimental infection and subsequent dis...

journal_title：Molecular ecology

authors： Valkiūnas G

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Understanding the contribution of different molecular processes to evolution and development is crucial for identifying the mechanisms of adaptation. Here, we used RNA-seq data to test the importance of alternative splicing and differential gene expression in a case of parallel adaptive evolution, the replicated postg...

journal_title：Molecular ecology

authors： Jacobs A,Elmer KR

更新日期：2021-01-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Edaphic specialization is one of the main drivers of plant diversification and has multifaceted effects on population dynamics. Carex angustisquama is a sedge plant growing only on heavily acidified soil in solfatara fields, where only extremophytes can survive. Because of the lack of closely related species in simila...

journal_title：Molecular ecology

authors： Nagasawa K,Setoguchi H,Maki M,Goto H,Fukushima K,Isagi Y,Suyama Y,Matsuo A,Tsunamoto Y,Sawa K,Sakaguchi S

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Natural hybridization accompanied by a shift in niche preference by hybrid genotypes can lead to hybrid speciation. Natural selection may cause the fixation of advantageous alleles in the ecologically diverged hybrids, and the loci experiencing selection should exhibit a reduction in allelic diversity relative to neut...

journal_title：Molecular ecology

authors： Sapir Y,Moody ML,Brouillette LC,Donovan LA,Rieseberg LH

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Host-parasite relationships are likely to change over the coming decades in response to climate change and increased anthropogenic stressors. Understanding the genetic architecture of parasite resistance will aid prediction of species' responses to intensified parasite challenge. The gapeworm "Syngamus trachea" is pre...

journal_title：Molecular ecology

authors： Lundregan SL,Niskanen AK,Muff S,Holand H,Kvalnes T,Ringsby TH,Husby A,Jensen H

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Common groundsel, Senecio vulgaris (Asteraceae), is a highly selfing semelparous ephemeral weed that belongs to the few plant species in central Europe capable of growing, flowering and fruiting all year round. In temperate climates, flowering S. vulgaris cohorts were found to appear up to three times per year. Using ...

journal_title：Molecular ecology

authors： Haldimann P,Steinger T,Müller-Schärer H

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The macrogeographic population structure of the agricultural pest Bactrocera cucurbitae (Diptera: Tephritidae) was investigated in order to identify the geographic origin of the species and reconstruct its range expansion. Individuals of B. cucurbitae were collected from 25 worldwide-distributed localities (n = 570) a...

journal_title：Molecular ecology

authors： Virgilio M,Delatte H,Backeljau T,De Meyer M

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diversification and speciation of terrestrial organisms are anticipated in oceanic islands such as Macaronesia, a group of Atlantic islands that have remained unconnected to continental landmasses. Hitherto, the diversification of marine organisms in oceanic islands, especially those with low vagility, has received li...

journal_title：Molecular ecology

authors： Vieira PE,Desiderato A,Holdich DM,Soares P,Creer S,Carvalho GR,Costa FO,Queiroga H

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00