Phylogenetics support an ancient common origin of two scientific icons: Devils Hole and Devils Hole pupfish.

abstract：:The ecosystem service of insect pest regulation by natural enemies, such as primary parasitoids, may be enhanced by the presence of uncultivated, semi-natural habitats within agro-ecosystems, although quantifying such host-parasitoid interactions is difficult. Here, we use rRNA 16S gene sequencing to assess both the l...

journal_title：Molecular ecology

authors： Derocles SA,Le Ralec A,Besson MM,Maret M,Walton A,Evans DM,Plantegenest M

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Understanding the processes that shape patterns of genetic structure across space is a central aim of landscape genetics. However, it remains unclear how geographical features and environmental variables shape gene flow, particularly for marine species in large complex seascapes. Here, we evaluated the genomic composi...

journal_title：Molecular ecology

authors： Saenz-Agudelo P,Dibattista JD,Piatek MJ,Gaither MR,Harrison HB,Nanninga GB,Berumen ML

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The process of speciation remains a fundamental topic in evolutionary biology. Numerous models of speciation have been proposed and they are as diverse and colourful as the scientists who conceived them (Coyne & Orr 2004). One of the more controversial theories has been the 'stasipatric speciation' model, proposed by ...

journal_title：Molecular ecology

authors： Kearney M,Hewitt G

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Neolithic transition has been widely debated particularly regarding the extent to which this revolution implied a demographic expansion from the Near East. We attempted to shed some light on this process in northeastern Iberia by combining ancient DNA (aDNA) data from Early Neolithic settlers and published DNA dat...

journal_title：Molecular ecology

authors： Gamba C,Fernández E,Tirado M,Deguilloux MF,Pemonge MH,Utrilla P,Edo M,Molist M,Rasteiro R,Chikhi L,Arroyo-Pardo E

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The grey wolf (Canis lupus) and coyote (C. latrans) are highly mobile carnivores that disperse over great distances in search of territories and mates. Previous genetic studies have shown little geographical structure in either species. However, population genetic structure is also influenced by past isolation events ...

journal_title：Molecular ecology

authors： Vila C,Amorim IR,Leonard JA,Posada D,Castroviejo J,Petrucci-Fonseca F,Crandall KA,Ellegren H,Wayne RK

更新日期：1999-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Genetic variation is of key importance for a species' evolutionary potential, and its estimation is a major component of conservation studies. New DNA sequencing technologies have enabled the analysis of large portions of the genome in nonmodel species, promising highly accurate estimates of such population genetic pa...

journal_title：Molecular ecology

authors： Lozier JD

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Amphibians are a globally distributed and diverse lineage, but much of our current understanding of their population genetic structure comes from studies in mesic temperate habitats. We characterize the population genetic structure of two sympatric explosive breeding amphibians in the southwestern deserts of the Unite...

journal_title：Molecular ecology

authors： Chan LM,Zamudio KR

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Probably half of all animal species exhibit a parasitic lifestyle and numerous parasites have recently expanded their distribution and host ranges due to anthropogenic activities. Here, we report on the population genetic structure of the invasive nematode Anguillicola crassus, a parasite in freshwater eels, which rec...

journal_title：Molecular ecology

authors： Wielgoss S,Taraschewski H,Meyer A,Wirth T

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Spatially overdispersed mounds of fungus-farming termites (Macrotermitinae) are hotspots of nutrient availability and primary productivity in tropical savannas, creating spatial heterogeneity in communities and ecosystem functions. These termites influence the local availability of nutrients in part by redistributing ...

journal_title：Molecular ecology

authors： Baker CCM,Castillo Vardaro JA,Doak DF,Pansu J,Puissant J,Pringle RM,Tarnita CE

更新日期：2020-11-01 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：:Factors ranging from ecological opportunity to genome composition might explain why only some lineages form adaptive radiations. While being rare, particular systems can provide natural experiments within an identical ecological setting where species numbers and phenotypic divergence in two closely related lineages ar...

journal_title：Molecular ecology

authors： Xiong P,Hulsey CD,Fruciano C,Wong WY,Nater A,Kautt AF,Simakov O,Pippel M,Kuraku S,Meyer A,Franchini P

更新日期：2020-12-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Ocean warming will undoubtedly affect the migratory patterns of many marine species, but specific changes can be predicted only where behavioural mechanisms guiding migration are understood. Southern right whales show maternally inherited site fidelity to near-shore winter nursery grounds, but exactly where they feed ...

journal_title：Molecular ecology

authors： Valenzuela LO,Sironi M,Rowntree VJ,Seger J

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Spawning success of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) was investigated, under near-natural conditions, in the Girnock Burn, an 8-km long tributary of the River Dee in Scotland. Employing minisatellite-based DNA profiling, mating outcomes were resolved over three spawning seasons by assigning parentage to progeny sample...

journal_title：Molecular ecology

authors： Taggart JB,McLaren IS,Hay DW,Webb JH,Youngson AF

更新日期：2001-04-01 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：:The success of non-native species may depend on the genetic resources maintained through the invasion process. The Coqui (Eleutherodactylus coqui), a frog endemic to Puerto Rico, was introduced to Hawaii in the late 1980s via the horticulture trade, and has become an aggressive invader. To explore whether genetic dive...

journal_title：Molecular ecology

authors： Peacock MM,Beard KH,O'Neill EM,Kirchoff VS,Peters MB

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Communities of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) in five agricultural field sites of different management intensities were studied. Variable regions of the ribosomal RNA genes were used to detect and identify AMF directly within colonized roots. Roots from a continuous maize monoculture showed low AMF diversity, in a...

journal_title：Molecular ecology

authors： Hijri I,Sýkorová Z,Oehl F,Ineichen K,Mäder P,Wiemken A,Redecker D

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Regions of the genome displaying elevated differentiation (genomic islands of divergence) are thought to play an important role in local adaptation, especially in populations experiencing high gene flow. However, the characteristics of these islands as well as the functional significance of genes located within them r...

journal_title：Molecular ecology

authors： Larson WA,Limborg MT,McKinney GJ,Schindler DE,Seeb JE,Seeb LW

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Plasticity allows for changes in phenotype in response to environmental cues, often facilitating local adaptation to seasonal environments. Phenotypic plasticity alone, however, may not always be sufficient to ensure adaptation to new localities. In particular, changing cues associated with shifting seasonal regimes m...

journal_title：Molecular ecology

authors： Hyma KE,Caicedo AL

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Parallel evolution and the extent to which it involves gene reuse have attracted much interest. Whereas it has theoretically been predicted under which circumstances gene reuse is expected, empirical studies that directly compare systems showing high and low parallelism are rare. Three-spined stickleback (Gasterosteus...

journal_title：Molecular ecology

authors： Liu S,Ferchaud AL,Grønkjaer P,Nygaard R,Hansen MM

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Increasing physical damage on coral reefs from predation, storms and anthropogenic disturbances highlights the need to understand the impact of injury on the coral immune system. In this study, we examined the regulation of the coral immune response over 10 days following physical trauma artificially inflicted on in s...

journal_title：Molecular ecology

authors： van de Water JA,Ainsworth TD,Leggat W,Bourne DG,Willis BL,van Oppen MJ

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Experimental evolution (EE) combined with whole-genome sequencing (WGS) has become a compelling approach to study the fundamental mechanisms and processes that drive evolution. Most EE-WGS studies published to date have used microbes, owing to their ease of propagation and manipulation in the laboratory and relatively...

journal_title：Molecular ecology

authors： Dettman JR,Rodrigue N,Melnyk AH,Wong A,Bailey SF,Kassen R

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Environmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding is becoming a key tool for biodiversity monitoring over large geographical or taxonomic scales and for elusive taxa such as soil organisms. Increasing sample sizes and interest in remote or extreme areas often require the preservation of soil samples and thus deviations from opti...

journal_title：Molecular ecology

authors： Guerrieri A,Bonin A,Münkemüller T,Gielly L,Thuiller W,Francesco Ficetola G

更新日期：2020-10-08 00:00:00

abstract：:We present a study of the genetic diversity and structure of a tropical tree in an insular system. Santalum austrocaledonicum is endemic to the archipelago of New Caledonia and is exploited for oil extraction from heartwood. A total of 431 individuals over 17 populations were analysed for eight polymorphic microsatell...

journal_title：Molecular ecology

authors： Bottin L,Verhaegen D,Tassin J,Olivieri I,Vaillant A,Bouvet JM

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In cooperatively breeding species, restricted dispersal of offspring leads to clustering of closely related individuals, increasing the potential both for indirect genetic benefits and inbreeding costs. In apostlebirds (Struthidea cinerea), philopatry by both sexes results in the formation of large (up to 17 birds), p...

journal_title：Molecular ecology

authors： Woxvold IA,Adcock GJ,Mulder RA

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fragmentation and loss of natural habitats are recognized as major threats to contemporary flora and fauna. Detecting past or current reductions in population size is therefore a major aim in conservation genetics. Statistical methods developed to this purpose have tended to ignore the effects of spatial population st...

journal_title：Molecular ecology

authors： Leblois R,Estoup A,Streiff R

更新日期：2006-10-01 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：:The mitochondrial pseudo-control region was analysed in five species of Aquila eagles. Indels caused great length differences in the nonrepetitive part of the region, whereas tandem repeat units were highly conserved among the genus. In a reconstructed phylogenetic tree, the clade formed by A. clanga and A. pomarina s...

journal_title：Molecular ecology

authors： Väli U

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dispersal is a key factor in invasion and in the persistence and evolution of species. Despite the importance of estimates of dispersal distance, dispersal measurement remains a real methodological challenge. In this study, we characterized dispersal by exploiting a specific case of biological invasion, in which multi...

journal_title：Molecular ecology

authors： Bermond G,Blin A,Vercken E,Ravigné V,Rieux A,Mallez S,Morel-Journel T,Guillemaud T

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:How males gain access to mates and the potential for female choice will determine whether polygyny can operate at several levels, from within litters and groups to the wider population. Female lesser flat-headed bats (Tylonycteris pachypus) form maternity groups in bamboo stems. Unusually for bats, they are multiparou...

journal_title：Molecular ecology

authors： Hua P,Zhang L,Zhu G,Jones G,Zhang S,Rossiter SJ

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated the potential for gene flow and genetic assimilation via hybridization between common and rare species of the terrestrial orchid genus Liparis, focusing specifically on sympatric and allopatric populations of the common Liparis kumokiri and the rare Liparis makinoana. We utilized analyses of genetic di...

journal_title：Molecular ecology

authors： Chung MY,Nason JD,Chung MG

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00