Parallel tagged amplicon sequencing reveals major lineages and phylogenetic structure in the North American tiger salamander (Ambystoma tigrinum) species complex.

abstract：:Most emerging pathogens can infect multiple species, underlining the importance of understanding the ecological and evolutionary factors that allow some hosts to harbour greater infection prevalence and share pathogens with other species. However, our understanding of pathogen jumps is based primarily around viruses, ...

journal_title：Molecular ecology

authors： Becker DJ,Speer KA,Brown AM,Fenton MB,Washburne AD,Altizer S,Streicker DG,Plowright RK,Chizhikov VE,Simmons NB,Volokhov DV

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Theoretical and empirical studies have shown that species radiations are facilitated when a trait under divergent natural selection is also involved in sexual selection. It is yet unclear how quick and effective radiations are where assortative mating is unrelated to the ecological environment and primarily results fr...

journal_title：Molecular ecology

authors： Nolen ZJ,Yildirim B,Irisarri I,Liu S,Groot Crego C,Amby DB,Mayer F,Gilbert MTP,Pereira RJ

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:When similar selection acts on the same traits in multiple species or populations, parallel evolution can result in similar phenotypic changes, yet the underlying molecular architecture of parallel phenotypic divergence can be variable. Maternal effects can influence evolution at ecological timescales and facilitate l...

journal_title：Molecular ecology

authors： Shu L,Laurila A,Suter MJ,Räsänen K

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clonal populations are often characterized by reduced levels of genotypic diversity, which can translate into lower numbers of functional phenotypes, both of which impede adaptation. Study of partially clonal animals enables examination of the environmental settings under which clonal reproduction is favoured. Here, w...

journal_title：Molecular ecology

authors： Dubé CE,Boissin E,Maynard JA,Planes S

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One of the challenges of comparative genomics is to identify specific genetic changes associated with the evolution of a novel adaptation or trait. We need to be able to disassociate the genes involved with a particular character from all the other genetic changes that take place as lineages diverge. Here we show that...

journal_title：Molecular ecology

authors： Filatov V,Dowdle J,Smirnoff N,Ford-Lloyd B,Newbury HJ,Macnair MR

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sequence and restriction site analyses of the paternally inherited chloroplast rbcL gene and maternally inherited mitochondrial nad1 fragments from the same set of populations and individuals were used to investigate cytoplasmic composition and population establishment of Pinus densata, a diploid pine that originated ...

journal_title：Molecular ecology

authors： Song BH,Wang XQ,Wang XR,Ding KY,Hong DY

更新日期：2003-11-01 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：:The ecological and evolutionary importance of fine-scale genetic structure within populations is increasingly appreciated. However, available data are largely restricted to wild vertebrates and eusocial insects. In addition, there is the expectation that most insects tend to have such large- and high-density populatio...

journal_title：Molecular ecology

authors： Bretman A,Rodríguez-Muñoz R,Walling C,Slate J,Tregenza T

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The whitefly Bemisia tabaci (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) is a worldwide pest and a vector of numerous plant viruses. B. tabaci is composed of dozens of morphologically indistinguishable biotypes and its taxonomic status is still controversial. This phloem-feeder harbours the primary symbiont Portiera aleyrodidarum and pot...

journal_title：Molecular ecology

authors： Thierry M,Becker N,Hajri A,Reynaud B,Lett JM,Delatte H

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Understanding the spatial structure of a population is critical for effective assessment and management. However, direct observation of spatial dynamics is generally difficult, particularly for marine mammals. California sea lions (Zalophus californianus) are polygynous pinnipeds distributed along the Pacific coast of...

journal_title：Molecular ecology

authors： González-Suárez M,Flatz R,Aurioles-Gamboa D,Hedrick PW,Gerber LR

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recently evolved species typically share genetic variation across their genomes due to incomplete lineage sorting and/or ongoing gene flow. Given only subtle allele frequency differences at most loci and the expectation that divergent selection may affect only a tiny fraction of the genome, distinguishing closely rela...

journal_title：Molecular ecology

authors： Lavretsky P,DaCosta JM,Sorenson MD,McCracken KG,Peters JL

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Whether alpine plant species survived Pleistocene glaciations in situ on high alpine nunatak mountains is still under debate. To test this hypothesis, Senecio halleri, a high alpine and endemic species with a narrow distribution range in the European Alps, was chosen as a model organism. Polymerase chain reaction-rest...

journal_title：Molecular ecology

authors： Bettin O,Cornejo C,Edwards PJ,Holderegger R

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Host specialization is a key process in ecological divergence and speciation of plant-associated fungi. The underlying determinants of host specialization are generally poorly understood, especially in endophytes, which constitute one of the most abundant components of the plant microbiome. We addressed the genetic ba...

journal_title：Molecular ecology

authors： Schirrmann MK,Zoller S,Croll D,Stukenbrock EH,Leuchtmann A,Fior S

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Serpula himantioides (Boletales, Basidiomycota) produces thin resupinate basidiocarps on dead coniferous wood worldwide and causes damage in buildings as well. In this study, we present evidence for the existence of at least three phylogenetically defined cryptic species (referred to as Sib I-III) within the morphospe...

journal_title：Molecular ecology

authors： Kauserud H,Stensrud O,Decock C,Shalchian-Tabrizi K,Schumacher T

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ecosystems across the globe are threatened by climate change and human activities. New rapid survey approaches for monitoring biodiversity would greatly advance assessment and understanding of these threats. Taking advantage of next-generation DNA sequencing, we tested an approach we call metabarcoding: high-throughpu...

journal_title：Molecular ecology

authors： Yoccoz NG,Bråthen KA,Gielly L,Haile J,Edwards ME,Goslar T,Von Stedingk H,Brysting AK,Coissac E,Pompanon F,Sønstebø JH,Miquel C,Valentini A,De Bello F,Chave J,Thuiller W,Wincker P,Cruaud C,Gavory F,Rasmussen M,Gilb

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The extent to which the gut microbiota may play a role in latitudinal clines of body mass variation (i.e., Bergmann's rule) remains largely unexplored. Here, we collected wild house mice from three latitudinal transects across North and South America and investigated the relationship between variation in the gut micro...

journal_title：Molecular ecology

authors： Suzuki TA,Martins FM,Phifer-Rixey M,Nachman MW

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sky islands are ideal systems for determining the effects of climatic oscillations on species distributions and genetic structure. Our study focused on montane stonefly populations in the Great Basin of western North America. We used niche-based distribution modelling, phylogeography and traditional species-based biog...

journal_title：Molecular ecology

authors： Schultheis AS,Booth JY,Perlmutter LR,Bond JE,Sheldon AL

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In Heliconius butterflies, it has been proposed that speciation occurs through a combination of divergence in ecological habitat preferences and mimetic colour patterns. Here we test this hypothesis by investigating a parapatric form of the widespread species Heliconius erato. Mendelian (colour patterns) and molecular...

journal_title：Molecular ecology

authors： Arias CF,Muñoz AG,Jiggins CD,Mavárez J,Bermingham E,Linares M

更新日期：2008-11-01 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：:Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) are about to become one of the most popular genetic markers for genetic model organisms. To test the usefulness of SNPs for estimating genetic diversity, we surveyed three genomic regions in two Drosophila melanogaster populations, one from Africa and one European, collected in A...

journal_title：Molecular ecology

authors： Schlötterer C,Harr B

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rivers and lake systems in the southern cone of South America have been widely influenced by historical glaciations, carrying important implications for the evolution of aquatic organisms, including prompting transitions between marine and freshwater habitats and by triggering hybridization among incipient species via...

journal_title：Molecular ecology

authors： Hughes LC,Cardoso YP,Sommer JA,Cifuentes R,Cuello M,Somoza GM,González-Castro M,Malabarba LR,Cussac V,Habit EM,Betancur-R R,Ortí G

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Spatial genetic structure within plant populations is influenced by variation in demographic processes through space and time, including a population's successional status. To determine how demographic structure and fine-scale genetic structure (FSGS) change with stages in a population's successional history, we studi...

journal_title：Molecular ecology

authors： Chung MY,Nason JD,Chung MG

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The speciation process that underlies recent, rapid radiations of plants is controversial, and suggested mechanisms range from pollinator or ecological niche differentiation to allopatry and nonadaptive divergence. Phylogenetic approaches to locating the most appropriate speciation models have been constrained by the ...

journal_title：Molecular ecology

authors： Linder HP

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Army ants have long been suspected to represent an independent origin of multiple queen-mating in the social Hymenoptera. Using microsatellite markers, we show that queens of the African army ant Dorylus (Anomma) molestus have the highest absolute (17.3) and effective (17.5) queen-mating frequencies reported so far fo...

journal_title：Molecular ecology

authors： Kronauer DJ,Schoning C,Pedersen JS,Boomsma JJ,Gadau J

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The formal testing of mating system theories with empirical data is important for evaluating the relative importance of different processes in shaping mating systems in wild populations. Here, we present a generally applicable probability modelling framework to test the role of local mate availability in determining a...

journal_title：Molecular ecology

authors： Blyton MD,Banks SC,Peakall R,Lindenmayer DB

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The large-scale migration of birds has been studied extensively by recoveries of ringed birds. However, there is very little ringing data from the arctic breeding grounds of waders. Here, the migration pattern of the dunlin, Calidris alpina, is studied with population genetic markers, using haplotype frequencies to es...

journal_title：Molecular ecology

authors： Wennerberg L

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Greater prairie-chickens (Tympanuchus cupido pinnatus) were once found throughout the tallgrass prairie of midwestern North America but over the last century these prairies have been lost or fragmented by human land use. As a consequence, many current populations of prairie-chickens have become isolated and small. Thi...

journal_title：Molecular ecology

authors： Johnson JA,Toepfer JE,Dunn PO

更新日期：2003-12-01 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：:Identifying traits that affect the reproductive success of individuals is fundamental for our understanding of evolutionary processes. In cooperative breeders, a dominant male typically restricts mating access to the dominant female for extended periods, resulting in pronounced variation in reproductive success among ...

journal_title：Molecular ecology

authors： Spong GF,Hodge SJ,Young AJ,Clutton-Brock TH

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The application of spatially explicit models of population dynamics to fisheries management and the design marine reserve network systems has been limited due to a lack of empirical estimates of larval dispersal. Here we compared assignment tests and parentage analysis for examining larval retention and connectivity u...

journal_title：Molecular ecology

authors： Saenz-Agudelo P,Jones GP,Thorrold SR,Planes S

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00