A call for more transparent reporting of error rates: the quality of AFLP data in ecological and evolutionary research.

abstract：:The spread of transgenes into the genome of wild soybean is a concern when transgenic and wild soybeans are planted sympatrically. The objectives of this study were to investigate the origin and fate of morphological intermediates between wild and cultivated soybeans in their natural habitats in Japan. Twenty nuclear ...

journal_title：Molecular ecology

authors： Kuroda Y,Kaga A,Tomooka N,Vaughan D

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intra-specific chloroplast DNA (cpDNA) variation was studied in Sorbus aucuparia L., an entomophilous, mid-or early successional tree producing fleshy fruits. Eight PCR-amplified fragments of the chloroplast genome were screened for restriction fragment length polymorphisms, using one or two 4 bp-cutter restriction en...

journal_title：Molecular ecology

authors： Raspé O,Saumitou-Laprade P,Cuguen J,Jacquemart AL

更新日期：2000-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The codling moth, Cydia pomonella, is renowned for developing resistance to insecticides and causing significant economic damage to pome fruits worldwide. In spite of its economic importance, little is known about the patterns of movement of this pest and the effects of insecticide treatment on the population genetic ...

journal_title：Molecular ecology

authors： Franck P,Reyes M,Olivares J,Sauphanor B

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of Pleistocene climate change on the organisms of tropical and subtropical regions is rather poorly understood. We therefore studied the land snail genus Mandarina (Bradybaenidae) of oceanic Ogasawara (Bonin Islands, Japan), with the aim of using population genetic data to understand their recent history. O...

journal_title：Molecular ecology

authors： Davison A,Chiba S

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Black rats are major invasive vertebrate pests with severe ecological, economic and health impacts. Remarkably, their evolutionary history has received little attention, and there is no firm agreement on how many species should be recognized within the black rat complex. This species complex is native to India and Sou...

journal_title：Molecular ecology

authors： Pagès M,Bazin E,Galan M,Chaval Y,Claude J,Herbreteau V,Michaux J,Piry S,Morand S,Cosson JF

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Microbiologists often evaluate microbial community dynamics by formulating functional hypotheses based on ecological processes. Indeed, many of the methods and terms currently used to describe animal microbiomes derive from ecology and evolutionary biology. As our understanding of the composition and functional dynami...

journal_title：Molecular ecology

authors： McKenney EA,Koelle K,Dunn RR,Yoder AD

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A simple method is presented for developing polymorphic, anonymous DNA markers suitable for population genetic studies. Anonymous DNA fragments are screened for sequence variability using a common mutation detection technique (single strand conformation polymorphism analysis; SSCP) and locus-specific PCR primers are d...

journal_title：Molecular ecology

authors： Bagley MJ,Medrano JF,Gall GA

更新日期：1997-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The zebra mussel, Dreissena polymorpha (Pallas), a bivalve species originally native to the Black and Caspian seas, has invaded Ireland in the last decade. Five microsatellite loci were used to investigate genetic diversity and population structure in 10 populations across Europe (Ireland, UK, the Netherlands and Roma...

journal_title：Molecular ecology

authors： Astanei I,Gosling E,Wilson J,Powell E

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In insect societies, worker vs. queen development (reproductive caste) is typically governed by environmental factors, but many Pogonomyrmex seed-harvester ants exhibit strict genetic caste determination, resulting in an obligate mutualism between two reproductively isolated lineages. Same-lineage matings produce fert...

journal_title：Molecular ecology

authors： Anderson KE,Wheeler DE,Yang K,Linksvayer TA

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sequence variation at the intron-1 of the voltage-gated sodium channel gene in Anopheles gambiae M- and S-forms from Cameroon was assessed to explore the number of mutational events originating knockdown resistance (kdr) alleles. Mosquitoes were sampled between December 2005 and June 2006 from three geographical areas...

journal_title：Molecular ecology

authors： Etang J,Vicente JL,Nwane P,Chouaibou M,Morlais I,Do Rosario VE,Simard F,Awono-Ambene P,Toto JC,Pinto J

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Social insect colonies possess a range of defences which protect them against highly virulent parasites and colony collapse. The host-parasite interaction between honey bees (Apis mellifera) and the mite Varroa destructor is unusual, as honey bee colonies are relatively poorly defended against this parasite. The inter...

journal_title：Molecular ecology

authors： Conlon BH,Aurori A,Giurgiu AI,Kefuss J,Dezmirean DS,Moritz RFA,Routtu J

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Robust assessments of taxonomic and functional diversity are essential components of research programmes aimed at understanding current biodiversity patterns and forecasting trajectories of ecological changes. Yet, evaluating marine biodiversity along its dimensions is challenging and dependent on the power and accura...

journal_title：Molecular ecology

authors： Aglieri G,Baillie C,Mariani S,Cattano C,Calò A,Turco G,Spatafora D,Di Franco A,Di Lorenzo M,Guidetti P,Milazzo M

更新日期：2020-10-20 00:00:00

abstract：:One of the most striking and consistent results in speciation genomics is the heterogeneous divergence observed across the genomes of closely related species. This pattern was initially attributed to different levels of gene exchange-with divergence preserved at loci generating a barrier to gene flow but homogenized a...

journal_title：Molecular ecology

authors： Field DL,Fraïsse C

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lady's slipper orchids (Cypripedium spp.) are rare terrestrial plants that grow throughout the temperate Northern Hemisphere. Like all orchids, they require mycorrhizal fungi for germination and seedling nutrition. The nutritional relationships of adult Cypripedium mycorrhizae are unclear; however, Cypripedium distrib...

journal_title：Molecular ecology

authors： Shefferson RP,Weiss M,Kull T,Taylor DL

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Mound-building mouse Mus spicilegus possesses a unique behaviour amongst mice. It constructs large earthen mounds and associated nesting chambers which serve to store food for immature individuals during the winter nesting period. We have used genetic analysis of four autosomal and four X-linked microsatellite loc...

journal_title：Molecular ecology

authors： Garza JC,Dallas J,Duryadi D,Gerasimov S,Croset H,Boursot P

更新日期：1997-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Understanding connectivity of coral populations among and within reefs over ecologically significant timescales is essential for developing evidence-based management strategies, including the design of marineprotected areas. Here, we present the first assessment of contemporary connectivity among populations of two Mo...

journal_title：Molecular ecology

authors： Torda G,Lundgren P,Willis BL,van Oppen MJ

更新日期：2013-12-01 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：:Niche partitioning through foraging is a mechanism likely involved in facilitating the coexistence of ecologically similar and co-occurring animal species by separating their use of resources. Yet, this mechanism is not well understood in flying insectivorous animals. This is particularly true of bats, where many ecol...

journal_title：Molecular ecology

authors： Arrizabalaga-Escudero A,Clare EL,Salsamendi E,Alberdi A,Garin I,Aihartza J,Goiti U

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To explore how biogeography, parasite life history and host vagility influences evolutionary codivergences, we followed a comparative phylogeography approach using a host-specific nonpermanent mite, Laelaps giganteus, that occurs on four rodent species within the genus Rhabdomys. A mtDNA COI haplotype network derived ...

journal_title：Molecular ecology

authors： Engelbrecht A,Matthee S,du Toit N,Matthee CA

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tropical forests have a high diversity of plant species; are they associated with a correspondingly rich microbial flora? We addressed this question by examining the symbiotic rhizobium bacteria that nodulate a diverse pool of forest legume species in Brazil. The 44 strains studied had been isolated from 29 legume tre...

journal_title：Molecular ecology

authors： Moreira FM,Haukka K,Young JP

更新日期：1998-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We used a comparative phylogeographical approach to investigate the origins of the disjunct wet forest biota of the Golfo Dulce region along the Pacific slope of Costa Rica. This region is isolated by Pacific dry forests north and south and isolated from Caribbean wet forests by mountains. We studied three sympatric l...

journal_title：Molecular ecology

authors： Crawford AJ,Bermingham E,Carolina PS

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The evolutionary mechanisms generating the tremendous biodiversity of islands have long fascinated evolutionary biologists. Genetic drift and divergent selection are predicted to be strong on islands and both could drive population divergence and speciation. Alternatively, strong genetic drift may preclude adaptation....

journal_title：Molecular ecology

authors： Funk WC,Lovich RE,Hohenlohe PA,Hofman CA,Morrison SA,Sillett TS,Ghalambor CK,Maldonado JE,Rick TC,Day MD,Polato NR,Fitzpatrick SW,Coonan TJ,Crooks KR,Dillon A,Garcelon DK,King JL,Boser CL,Gould N,Andelt WF

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mounting evidence suggests that average telomere length reflects previous stress and predicts subsequent survival across vertebrate species. In humans, leucocyte telomere length (LTL) is consistently shorter during adulthood in males than in females, although the causes of this sex difference and its generality to oth...

journal_title：Molecular ecology

authors： Watson RL,Bird EJ,Underwood S,Wilbourn RV,Fairlie J,Watt K,Salvo-Chirnside E,Pilkington JG,Pemberton JM,McNeilly TN,Froy H,Nussey DH

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) from 25 blue tits Parus caeruleus sampled from two populations of the Grenoble region (France) was assayed for polymorphism with 17 restriction endonucleases. Nine genotypes were found. Several mtDNA genotypes were also analysed by amplification via the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and dir...

journal_title：Molecular ecology

authors： Taberlet P,Meyer A,Bouvet J

更新日期：1992-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Improving resistance durability involves to be able to predict the adaptation speed of pathogen populations. Identifying the genetic bases of pathogen adaptation to plant resistances is a useful step to better understand and anticipate this phenomenon. Globodera pallida is a major pest of potato crop for which a resis...

journal_title：Molecular ecology

authors： Eoche-Bosy D,Gautier M,Esquibet M,Legeai F,Bretaudeau A,Bouchez O,Fournet S,Grenier E,Montarry J

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Conspecific brood parasitism allows females to exploit other females' nests and enhance their reproductive output. Here, we test a recent theoretical model of how host females gain inclusive fitness from brood parasitism. High levels of relatedness between host and parasitizer can be maintained either by: (a) kin reco...

journal_title：Molecular ecology

authors： Hervey SD,Barnas AF,Stechmann TJ,Rockwell RF,Ellis-Felege SN,Darby BJ

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Interacting species of pollinator-host systems, especially the obligate ones, are sensitive to habitat fragmentation, due to the nature of mutual dependence. Comparative studies of genetic structure can provide insights into how habitat fragmentation contributes to patterns of genetic divergence among populations of t...

journal_title：Molecular ecology

authors： Liu M,Zhang J,Chen Y,Compton SG,Chen XY

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Swordtails (Xiphophorus; Poeciliidae) have figured prominently in research on fish mating behaviours, sexual selection, and carcinogenesis, but their population structures and dispersal patterns have been relatively neglected. Using nine microsatellite loci, we estimated genetic differentiation in Xiphophorus helleri ...

journal_title：Molecular ecology

authors： Tatarenkov A,Healey CI,Avise JC

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Freshwater planarians Dugesia japonica from three localities were examined for cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI) gene sequence, karyotype and the presence of genital organ. The planarians from Mt Fujiwara in Japan were composed of two different groups; one revealed inter- and intraindividual COI gene heterogeneity,...

journal_title：Molecular ecology

authors： Bessho Y,Tamura S,Hori H,Tanaka H,Ohama T,Osawa S

更新日期：1997-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The declining health of coral reefs worldwide is likely to intensify in response to continued anthropogenic disturbance from coastal development, pollution, and climate change. In response to these stresses, reef-building corals may exhibit bleaching, which marks the breakdown in symbiosis between coral and zooxanthel...

journal_title：Molecular ecology

authors： DeSalvo MK,Voolstra CR,Sunagawa S,Schwarz JA,Stillman JH,Coffroth MA,Szmant AM,Medina M

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00