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geneticdrift, etc ; Canis lupus; captive animals; endangered species; morphs; skull; Show all 6 Subjects
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... Maintaining animal populations in captivity can be a useful way to conserve species, especially those that are extinct in the wild or endangered in their native habitats. These animals could be reintroduced into the wild from captivity if conditions improve. However, captive populations of endangered species are often established with few wild‐caught individuals and are maintained in novel habitat ...
geneticdrift, etc ; evolution; genetic variation; hosts; mutation; viral genome; viruses; Show all 7 Subjects
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... Virus evolution is the change in the genetic structure of a viral population over time and results in the emergence of new viral variants, strains, and species with novel biological properties, including adaptation to new hosts. There are host, vector, environmental, and viral factors that contribute to virus evolution. To achieve or fine tune compatibility and successfully establish infection, vi ...
geneticdrift, etc ; computer software; ecological communities; loci; metagenomics; models; natural selection; statistics; viability; Show all 9 Subjects
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... In this paper, we present an ancestral graph model of the evolution of a guild in an ecological community. The model is based on a metagenomic sampling design in that a random sample is taken at the community, as opposed the taxon, level and species are discovered by genetic sequencing. The specific implementation of the model envisions an ecological guild that was founded by colonization at some ...
geneticdrift, etc ; Sceloporus occidentalis; ecology; gene flow; genomics; introgression; lizards; reproductive isolation; sympatry; Show all 9 Subjects
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... In 1859, Charles Darwin proposed that species are not fundamentally different from subspecies or the varieties from which they evolve. A century later, Dobzhansky (1958) suggested that many such lineages are ephemeral and are likely to reverse differentiation through introgression (Figure 1a); only a few evolve complete reproductive isolation and persist in sympatry. In this issue of Molecular Eco ...
David Seifert; Beda Joos; Dominique L. Braun; Corinna S. Oberle; Corinne D. Schenkel; Herbert Kuster; Christina Grube; Jürg Böni; Sabine Yerly; Vincent Aubert; Thomas Klimkait; Huldrych F. Günthard; Niko Beerenwinkel; Karin J. Metzner; on behalf of the Swiss HIV Cohort Study
geneticdrift, etc ; HIV infections; amino acids; cohort studies; genome; population dynamics; statistical analysis; viruses; Show all 8 Subjects
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... Little is known about whether and how variation in the HIV-1 genome affects its transmissibility. Assessing which genomic features of HIV-1 are under positive or negative selection during transmission is challenging, because very few virus particles are typically transmitted, and random genetic drift can dilute genetic signals in the recipient virus population. We analyzed 30 transmitter–recipient ...
geneticdrift, etc ; DNA; Rhododendron; biodiversity; climate; effective population size; gene flow; genotyping; indigenous species; Show all 9 Subjects
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... Plant speciation in mountain systems is crucial for shaping plant biodiversity, particularly for those endemic species with small populations. The mountain-geobiodiversity hypothesis (MGH) is among the possible mechanisms underlying mountain biodiversity. To test the MGH, we selected three Rhododendron species occupying the Hengduan Mountains (HDM) as focal species and then genotyped 12 population ...
geneticdrift, etc ; Tigriopus californicus; crustacean culture; fecundity; hypersalinity; phenotype; phenotypic plasticity; survival rate; temperature; Show all 9 Subjects
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... Local adaptation has been studied in a broad range of taxa for decades. However, we have limited understanding of how often it occurs in variable environments. Whether phenotypic plasticity can evolve in distinct ways among populations experiencing different patterns of abiotic variability is unclear. Abiotic conditions in coastal marine habitats can be highly heterogeneous at small spatial scales ...
geneticdrift, etc ; Acipenser fulvescens; artificial selection; genetic variation; hatcheries; juveniles; mortality; research; species recruitment; Show all 9 Subjects
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... Assessment of population sex ratios allows managers to forecast recruitment dynamics and loss of genetic diversity in natural populations and is important when the focal population is in low abundance and subject to demographic stochasticity. If levels of natural or artificial selection differ for males and females and levels of mortality likewise vary, lower levels of population recruitment, loss ...
geneticdrift, etc ; codon usage; gene expression; genetic code; molecular biology; mutation; natural selection; phylogeny; transgenes; Show all 9 Subjects
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... Codon usage bias is the preferential or non-random use of synonymous codons, a ubiquitous phenomenon observed in bacteria, plants and animals. Different species have consistent and characteristic codon biases. Codon bias varies not only with species, family or group within kingdom, but also between the genes within an organism. Codon usage bias has evolved through mutation, natural selection, and ...
geneticdrift, etc ; Lycaena; butterflies; entomology; gene flow; genetic variation; habitat destruction; habitats; population size; sympatry; Show all 10 Subjects
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... The genetic characteristics of neutral loci in natural populations are shaped by the interplay between genetic drift and gene flow that themselves result from key ecological and evolutionary processes. Because of their influence on population size, habitats characteristics may influence substantially populations' genetic characteristics. However, past studies focused primarily on variables related ...
geneticdrift, etc ; diploidy; frequency dependent selection; genetic instability; quantitative traits; selfing; tetraploidy; theoretical models; triploidy; Show all 9 Subjects
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... It is broadly assumed that polyploidy success reflects an increase in fitness associated with whole‐genome duplication (WGD), due to higher tolerance to stressful conditions. Nevertheless, WGD also arises with several costs in neo‐polyploid lineages, like genomic instability, or cellular mis‐management. In addition to these costs, neo‐polyploid individuals also face frequency dependent selection b ...
geneticdrift, etc ; Arabidopsis lyrata subsp. lyrata; biogeography; genetic variation; niches; population size; temperature; North America; Show all 8 Subjects
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... AIM: Species’ range limits, when not caused by dispersal limitation, are the result of constraints to the evolution of the ecological niche such that further range expansion is slow or not possible. An important evolutionary constraint at range edges may be the enhanced action of genetic drift. Here we tested whether a history of small population size and enhanced genetic drift was linked with red ...
geneticdrift, etc ; Oncorhynchus clarkii; drainage; freshwater; genetic rescue; genetic variation; heterozygosity; humans; population structure; Missouri; Show all 10 Subjects
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... Although human fragmentation of freshwater habitats is ubiquitous, the genetic consequences of isolation and a roadmap to address them are poorly documented for most fishes. This is unfortunate, because translocation for genetic rescue could help mitigate problems. We used genetic data (32 SNPs) from 203 populations of westslope cutthroat trout (Oncorhynchus clarkii lewisi) to (1) document the eff ...
geneticdrift, etc ; aggression; animal communication; body size; claws; comparative study; crayfish; ecology; fecundity; physical activity; social dominance; Show all 11 Subjects
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... A major challenge in the study of animal communication is distinguishing whether signals convey honest or dishonest information. Biologists infer the honesty of a signal from its correlation with the information being signalled (e.g. fecundity or fighting ability)—the better the correlation, the more honest the signal. However, this view of signalling potentially conflates unreliable indicators wi ...
... A growing number of restoration projects require large amounts of seeds. As harvesting natural populations cannot cover the demand, wild plants are often propagated in large‐scale monocultures. There are concerns that this cultivation process may cause genetic drift and unintended selection, altering the genetic properties of the cultivated populations and reducing their genetic diversity. Such ch ...
geneticdrift, etc ; Melospiza melodia; adaptive radiation; climate; color; gene flow; genomics; phenotypic variation; physiology; plumage; population structure; California; Show all 12 Subjects
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... Disentangling the effects of neutral and adaptive processes in maintaining phenotypic variation across environmental gradients is challenging in natural populations. Song sparrows (Melospiza melodia) on the California Channel Islands occupy a pronounced east‐west climate gradient within a small spatial scale, providing a unique opportunity to examine the interaction of genetic isolation (reduced g ...
geneticdrift, etc ; Cirsium; allelic variation; effective population size; habitat destruction; habitats; heterozygosity; microsatellite repeats; risk; threatened species; Michigan; Show all 11 Subjects
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... Small, fragmented populations are at greater risk of extirpation due to reduced genetic diversity from inbreeding and genetic drift. These processes ultimately decrease individual fitness and reduce the ability of a population to adapt. Hill's thistle (Cirsium hillii) is classified as a threatened species throughout much of its range, primarily due to the destruction and fragmentation of its habit ...
... Theoretical and empirical research on the causes of species’ range limits suggest the contribution of several intrinsic and extrinsic factors, with potentially complex interactions among them. An intrinsic factor proposed by recent theory is mutational load increasing towards range edges because of genetic drift. Furthermore, environmental quality may decline towards range edges and enhance the ex ...
Agathe M. G. Colmant; David Warrilow; Sonja Hall-Mendelin; Michael Onn; Jody Hobson-Peters; Bixing Huang; Nina Kurucz; Allan Warchot; Bridgette R. Primmer; Sally Isberg; Helle Bielefeldt-Ohmann; Roy A. Hall
geneticdrift, etc ; Coquillettidia; Neohydatothrips variabilis; RNA; West Nile virus; crocodiles; insects; monitoring; streams; surveys; viruses; China; Northern Territory; Show all 13 Subjects
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... Mosquitoes (n = 4381 in 198 pools) were collected in March and April 2018 to survey the presence of West Nile virus Kunjin strain in mosquito populations around crocodile farms in the Darwin region of the Northern Territory (NT) of Australia. While no Kunjin virus was detected in these mosquitoes, we applied our viral replicative intermediates screening system termed monoclonal antibodies to viral ...
geneticdrift, etc ; Cyprus; Tyto alba; barns; climate; ecology; gene flow; genetic variation; genome; genomics; Crete; Greece; Mediterranean Sea; Show all 13 Subjects
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... The study of insular populations was key in the development of evolutionary theory. The successful colonisation of an island depends on the geographic context, and specific characteristics of the organism and the island, but also on stochastic processes. As a result, apparently identical islands may harbour populations with contrasting histories. Here, we use whole genome sequences of 65 barn owls ...