How do genetic markers affect ex situ conservation? SNPs and microsatellites, while different, both provide reliable estimates of genetic representation for 2 rare endemic oak species. with Austin Koontz @koticneutralDNA Emma Suzuki Spence Sean Hoban doi.org/10.1111/eva.13…

What does evolution have to say about sustainability and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals? Lots. Check out this work from @EvolvES and Future Earth here: doi.org/10.1111/eva.13…

How do genomic offset statistics relate to a species' potential to establish a population in a new environment? Genomic offset statistics offer a new way of predicting a species' invasiveness using genomic data. from Centre de Biologie pour la Gestion des Populations doi.org/10.1111/eva.13…

Atlantic herring genetic structure is restricted to small parts of the genome. Genotype-environment associations show a putative inversion relates to a latitudinal pattern of winter seawater temp with Angela Fuentes Pardo🧬💻 Ruzzante Lab Christina Bourne Ryan Stanley doi.org/10.1111/eva.13…

How does typical hatchery rearing vs. semi-natural rearing affect early selection in a critically endangered Atlantic salmon population? Both maternal and genetic effects seem to direct selection according to early environment. doi.org/10.1111/eva.13…

📢Out now! How do the epigenome and genome interact to shape phenotypic variation? Our review in Evolutionary Applications explores how these interactions play out in natural populations and vary within and between diverse plant and animal taxa: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ev…

The selective pressures of fish harvest differ across seasons, such as selection on vgll3 locus variation linked with salmon age at maturity. This could affect and reduce life history variation in exploited Atlantic salmon populations. with Antti Miettinen doi.org/10.1111/eva.13…

How do humans affect the preference of Anopheles mosquito species for human vs. animal hosts? The attractiveness of hosts remained consistent for different species, but shifts between generalist and anthropophilic behaviour occurred. with Diego Ayala doi.org/10.1111/eva.13…

DNA and camera trap surveys estimate a total of 51 critically endangered Arabian leopards in Oman. Genetic rescue could help improve long-term population viability. with UEA School of Environmental Sciences Jim Labisko 💚🐸🦎🐍🦇🐆 💙😷 4/4 Dr Hazel Jackson Simon Tollington Dr Hadi Al Hikmani DICE Kent doi.org/10.1111/eva.13…

Check out our new paper in Evolutionary Applications! We predict the consequences of exposing wildlife to human-made oncogenic ecosystems and argue for the importance of accurately quantifying the costs of activating anti-cancer defences. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.11…

Introgression of wild brown trout with nonnative stocked strains affects life history traits including length, weight, and survival, though these effects differ depending on rearing temperature. doi.org/10.1111/eva.13…

How do the epigenome and genome interact to shape phenotypic variation in natural populations? with @ewanharney doi.org/10.1111/eva.13…

Comparisons among invasive and native goldenrod populations show phenotypic shifts in invasive plants towards greater growth, dispersal, competitor suppression, etc. However, they found no proof of genetic constraint or acceleration of trait evolution. doi.org/10.1111/eva.13…

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📡New paper: The complex effects of modern oncogenic environments on the fitness, #evolution and #conservation of wildlife species. Pub via Evolutionary Applications. wildgenesgroup.com/2024/08/20/the…

Given the diversity of phages that could be used for therapy, what criteria should be used to select them? Turns out that evolvability is critical since evolvable phages can counteract bacterial ability to evolve phage resistance. with Justin Meyer doi.org/10.1111/eva.13…

Bears and bears and bears, oh my! Comparative analyses with polar bears, giant pandas, and red pandas show that diet differences drive methylome and transcriptome variation. Changes are associated with carbohydrate metabolism, cholesterol synthesis, etc. doi.org/10.1111/eva.13…

Spatial scale in landscape genomics: assessing GEA sensitivity, integrating high-resolution genomic data with multiscale variables. Forward selection reveals key grain sizes. doi.org/10.1111/eva.13… with Annie Guillaume Kevin Leempoel

What does effective population size tell us about loss of allelic variation? By Allendorf et al. doi.org/10.1111/eva.13…