Demographic inference using genetic data from a single individual: Separating population size variation from population structure

O Mazet, W Rodríguez, L Chikhi - Theoretical population biology, 2015 - Elsevier
The rapid development of sequencing technologies represents new opportunities for
population genetics research. It is expected that genomic data will increase our ability to …

Climate change and human colonization triggered habitat loss and fragmentation in Madagascar

J Salmona, R Heller, E Quéméré, L Chikhi - Molecular Ecology, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
The relative effect of past climate fluctuations and anthropogenic activities on current biome
distribution is subject to increasing attention, notably in biodiversity hot spots. In …

Electric crows: powerlines, climate change and the emergence of a native invader

SJ Cunningham, CF Madden… - Diversity and …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Aim Climate change and other anthropogenic global change drivers act in complex,
mutually exacerbating ways to alter the abundance and distribution of species. In South …

Genetic signatures of small effective population sizes and demographic declines in an endangered rattlesnake, Sistrurus catenatus

M Sovic, A Fries, SA Martin… - Evolutionary …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Endangered species that exist in small isolated populations are at elevated risk of losing
adaptive variation due to genetic drift. Analyses that estimate short‐term effective population …

The demographic history of populations experiencing asymmetric gene flow: combining simulated and empirical data

I Paz‐Vinas, E Quéméré, L Chikhi, G Loot… - Molecular …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Population structure can significantly affect genetic‐based demographic inferences,
generating spurious bottleneck‐like signals. Previous studies have typically assumed island …

Past volcanic activity predisposes an endemic threatened seabird to negative anthropogenic impacts

H Teixeira, M Le Corre, L Michon, MAC Nicoll… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Humans are regularly cited as the main driver of current biodiversity extinction, but the
impact of historic volcanic activity is often overlooked. Pre-human evidence of wildlife …

Ancient and Contemporary DNA Reveal a Pre-Human Decline but No Population Bottleneck Associated with Recent Human Persecution in the Kea (Nestor notabilis)

N Dussex, NJ Rawlence, BC Robertson - PLoS One, 2015 - journals.plos.org
The impact of population bottlenecks is an important factor to consider when assessing
species survival. Population declines can considerably limit the evolutionary potential of …

Demographic responses of oceanic island birds to local and regional ecological disruptions revealed by whole‐genome sequencing

M Gabrielli, T Leroy, J Salmona, B Nabholz… - Molecular …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Disentangling the effects of ecological disruptions operating at different spatial and temporal
scales in sha** past species' demography is particularly important in the current context of …

Forests without frugivores and frugivores without forests–An investigation into the causes of a paradox in one of the last archipelagos colonized by humans

S Albert, O Flores, C Ah-Peng… - Frontiers in Ecology and …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The Mascarenes are sadly famous worldwide for the massive extinction of their native
vertebrates since recent human colonization. However, extinction patterns show astonishing …

Effective population size dynamics and the demographic collapse of Bornean orang-utans

R Sharma, N Arora, B Goossens, A Nater, N Morf… - PLoS …, 2012 - journals.plos.org
Bornean orang-utans experienced a major demographic decline and local extirpations
during the Pleistocene and Holocene due to climate change, the arrival of modern humans …