Genome scans on experimentally evolved populations reveal candidate regions for adaptation to plant resistance in the potato cyst nematode Globodera pallida.

abstract：:Major histocompatibility complex (MHC) genes, coding molecules which play an important role in immune response, are the most polymorphic genes known in vertebrates. However, MHC polymorphism in some species is limited. MHC monomorphism at several MHC class I and II loci was previously reported for two neighbouring nor...

journal_title：Molecular ecology

authors： Babik W,Durka W,Radwan J

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Variation of DNA methylation is thought to play an important role for rapid adjustments of plant populations to dynamic environmental conditions, thus compensating for the relatively slow response time of genetic adaptations. However, genetic and epigenetic variation of wild plant populations has not yet been directly...

journal_title：Molecular ecology

authors： Schulz B,Eckstein RL,Durka W

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:DNA barcoding facilitates many evolutionary and ecological studies, including the examination of the dietary diversity of herbivores. In this study, we present a survey of ecological associations between herbivorous beetles and host plants from seriously threatened European steppic grasslands. We determined host plant...

journal_title：Molecular ecology

authors： Kajtoch Ł,Kubisz D,Heise W,Mazur MA,Babik W

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:New methods for better identification of timber geographical origin would constitute an important technical element in the forest industry, for phytosanitary certification procedures or in the chain of custody developed for the certification of timber from sustainably managed forests. In the case of the European white...

journal_title：Molecular ecology

authors： Deguilloux MF,Pemonge MH,Bertel L,Kremer A,Petit RJ

更新日期：2003-06-01 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：:In High Arctic ecosystems, plant growth and reproduction are limited by low soil moisture and nutrient availability, low soil and air temperatures, and a short growing season. Mycorrhizal associations facilitate plant nutrient acquisition and water uptake and may therefore be particularly ecologically important in nut...

journal_title：Molecular ecology

authors： Botnen S,Vik U,Carlsen T,Eidesen PB,Davey ML,Kauserud H

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Antarctic ecosystems are dominated by micro-organisms, and viruses play particularly important roles in the food webs. Since the first report in 2009 (López-Bueno et al. ), 'omic'-based studies have greatly enlightened our understanding of Antarctic aquatic microbial diversity and ecosystem function (Wilkins et al. ; ...

journal_title：Molecular ecology

authors： Cavicchioli R,Erdmann S

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The evolution of diversity in the marine ecosystem is poorly understood, given the relatively high potential for connectivity, especially for highly mobile species such as whales and dolphins. The killer whale (Orcinus orca) has a worldwide distribution, and individual social groups travel over a wide geographic range...

journal_title：Molecular ecology

authors： Moura AE,Kenny JG,Chaudhuri R,Hughes MA,J Welch A,Reisinger RR,de Bruyn PJ,Dahlheim ME,Hall N,Hoelzel AR

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Both models and case studies suggest that chromosomal inversions can facilitate adaptation and speciation in the presence of gene flow by suppressing recombination between locally adapted alleles. Until recently, however, it has been laborious and time-consuming to identify and genotype inversions in natural populatio...

journal_title：Molecular ecology

authors： Huang K,Andrew RL,Owens GL,Ostevik KL,Rieseberg LH

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adaptation to new environments often occurs in the face of gene flow. Under these conditions, gene flow and recombination can impede adaptation by breaking down linkage disequilibrium between locally adapted alleles. Theory predicts that this decay can be halted or slowed if adaptive alleles are tightly linked in regi...

journal_title：Molecular ecology

authors： Samuk K,Owens GL,Delmore KE,Miller SE,Rennison DJ,Schluter D

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Studies using molecular markers have shown that some grey seal males may be gaining success through exhibiting alternative mating tactics. We estimated the probability of fertilization success of grey seal males exhibiting the primary tactic of female defence and one alternative tactic of mating with departing females...

journal_title：Molecular ecology

authors： Lidgard DC,Boness DJ,Bowen WD,McMillan JI,Fleischer RC

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nested clade phylogeographic analysis (NCPA) has become a popular method for reconstructing the history of populations across species ranges. Ever since its invention in 1995, criticisms have been formulated, but the method, which has been regularly updated, continues to attract investigators. Molecular Ecology has pu...

journal_title：Molecular ecology

authors： Petit RJ

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Detailed evaluations of genomic variation between sister species often reveal distinct chromosomal regions of high relative differentiation (i.e., "islands of differentiation" in FST ), but there is much debate regarding the causes of this pattern. We briefly review the prominent models of genomic islands of different...

journal_title：Molecular ecology

authors： Irwin DE,Milá B,Toews DPL,Brelsford A,Kenyon HL,Porter AN,Grossen C,Delmore KE,Alcaide M,Irwin JH

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated whether birth weight and neonatal survival, a period within which 24% of all mortalities occur, were correlated with levels of inbreeding in St Kilda Soay sheep, using pedigree inbreeding coefficients and four marker-based estimators of inbreeding. None of the inbreeding estimators, either of the offsp...

journal_title：Molecular ecology

authors： Overall AD,Byrne KA,Pilkington JG,Pemberton JM

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Monotropoideae (Ericaceae) are nonphotosynthetic plants that obtain fixed carbon from their fungal mycorrhizal associates. To infer the evolutionary history of this symbiosis we identified both the plant and fungal lineages involved using a molecular phylogenetic approach to screen 331 plants, representing 10 of t...

journal_title：Molecular ecology

authors： Bidartondo MI,Bruns TD

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The expansion–contraction (EC) model predicts demographic and range contraction of temperate species during Pleistocene glaciations as a consequence of climate-related habitat changes, and provides a paradigm for explaining the high intraspecific diversity found in refugia in terms of long-term demographic stability. ...

journal_title：Molecular ecology

authors： Salvi D,Schembri PJ,Sciberras A,Harris DJ

更新日期：2014-03-01 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：: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：:An increasing number of studies describe moving hybrid zones. This raises the issue of their actual frequency and emphasizes the need for methods that enable the detection of zone movements without historical records. Asymmetric introgression, usually considered as a signature of geographical shift, might be misleadin...

journal_title：Molecular ecology

authors： Secondi J,Faivre B,Bensch S

更新日期：2006-08-01 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：: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：:The merger of two or more divergent genomes within an allopolyploid nucleus can facilitate speciation and adaptive evolution in flowering plants. Widespread changes to gene expression have been shown to result from interspecific hybridisation and polyploidy in a number of plant species, and attention has now shifted t...

journal_title：Molecular ecology

authors： Hegarty MJ,Batstone T,Barker GL,Edwards KJ,Abbott RJ,Hiscock SJ

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although microbial ecology of the gut is now a major focus of interest, little is known about the molecular determinants of microbial adaptation in the gut. Experimental evolution coupled with whole-genome sequencing can provide insights of the adaptive process. In vitro experiments have revealed some conserved patter...

journal_title：Molecular ecology

authors： Lescat M,Launay A,Ghalayini M,Magnan M,Glodt J,Pintard C,Dion S,Denamur E,Tenaillon O

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In polygyne ants (multiple queens per colony) factors that affect the distribution and survival of queens may play a key role in shaping the population-wide mating system and colony kin structure. The aim of this paper was to study the breeding system in two populations of different age in the facultatively polygyne a...

journal_title：Molecular ecology

authors： Hannonen M,Helanterä H,Sundström L

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Evaluating the factors that drive patterns of population differentiation in plants is critical for understanding several biological processes such as local adaptation and incipient speciation. Previous studies have given conflicting results regarding the significance of pollination mode, seed dispersal mode, mating sy...

journal_title：Molecular ecology

authors： Gamba D,Muchhala N

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Local adaptation, defined as higher fitness of local vs. nonlocal genotypes, is commonly identified in reciprocal transplant experiments. Reciprocally adapted populations display fitness trade-offs across environments, but little is known about the traits and genes underlying fitness trade-offs in reciprocally adapted...

journal_title：Molecular ecology

authors： Oakley CG,Ågren J,Atchison RA,Schemske DW

更新日期：2014-09-01 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：:Modern analytical methods for population genetics and phylogenetics are expected to provide more accurate results when data from multiple genome-wide loci are analysed. We present the results of an initial application of parallel tagged sequencing (PTS) on a next-generation platform to sequence thousands of barcoded P...

journal_title：Molecular ecology

authors： O'Neill EM,Schwartz R,Bullock CT,Williams JS,Shaffer HB,Aguilar-Miguel X,Parra-Olea G,Weisrock DW

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Attempts to understand the causes of variation in senescence trajectories would benefit greatly from biomarkers that reflect the progressive declines in somatic integrity (SI) that lead to senescence. While telomere length has attracted considerable interest in this regard, sources of variation in telomere length pote...

journal_title：Molecular ecology

authors： Wood EM,Young AJ

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Japanese camellia (Camellia japonica) and its seed predator, the camellia weevil (Curculio camelliae), provide a notable example of a geographic mosaic of coevolution. In the species interaction, the offensive trait of the weevil (rostrum length) and the defensive trait of the plant (pericarp thickness) are involved i...

journal_title：Molecular ecology

authors： Toju H,Sota T

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00