Limited introgression between rock-wallabies with extensive chromosomal rearrangements

S Potter, JG Bragg, R Turakulov… - Molecular Biology …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Chromosome rearrangements can result in the rapid evolution of hybrid incompatibilities.
Robertsonian fusions, particularly those with monobrachial homology, can drive …

Comparative genetic and demographic responses to climate change in three peatland butterflies in the Jura massif

C Kebaïli, S Sherpa, M Guéguen, J Renaud… - Biological …, 2023 - Elsevier
Climate is a main driver of species distributions, but all species are not equally affected by
climate change, and their differential responses to similar climatic constraints might …

Ecological speciation with gene flow followed initial large‐scale geographic speciation in the enigmatic afroalpine giant senecios (Dendrosenecio)

JM Gorospe, E Záveská, D Chala, A Gizaw… - New …, 2025 - Wiley Online Library
Mountains have highly heterogeneous environments that generate ample opportunities for
lineage differentiation through ecological adaptation, geographic isolation and secondary …

Functional connectivity in sympatric spiny rats reflects different dimensions of Amazonian forest‐association

J Dalapicolla, JR do Prado… - Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Aim Understanding how the landscape influences gene flow is important in explaining
biodiversity, especially when co‐distributed taxa across heterogeneous landscapes exhibit …

Genetic depletion does not prevent rapid evolution in Island‐introduced lizards

S Sherpa, JR Paris, I Silva‐Rocha… - Ecology and …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Experimental introductions of species have provided some of the most tractable examples of
rapid phenotypic changes, which may reflect plasticity, the impact of stochastic processes, or …

Population genomics unveils the century-old invasion of the Seagrass Halophila stipulacea in the Mediterranean Sea

CA García-Escudero, CS Tsigenopoulos, T Manousaki… - Marine Biology, 2024 - Springer
The tropical seagrass Halophila stipulacea invaded the Eastern Mediterranean Sea in the
late nineteenth century and progressively spread throughout the basin ever since. Its spread …

A test of island biogeographic theory applied to estimates of gene flow in a Fijian bird is largely consistent with neutral expectations

EF Gyllenhaal, XM Mapel, A Naikatini… - Molecular …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Islands were key to the development of allopatric speciation theory because they are a
natural laboratory of repeated barriers to gene flow caused by open water gaps. Despite …

The role of oceanic currents in the dispersal and connectivity of the mangrove Rhizophora mangle on the Southwest Atlantic region

AG Madeira, Y Tsuda, Y Nagano… - Molecular Ecology …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Dispersal is a crucial mechanism to living beings, allowing them to reach new resources
such that populations and species can occupy new environments. However, directly …

Museum genomics provide evidence for persistent genetic differentiation in a threatened seabird species in the Western Atlantic

PA Byerly, RT Chesser, RC Fleischer… - Integrative and …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Connectivity among wildlife populations facilitates exchange of genetic material between
groups. Changes to historical connectivity patterns resulting from anthropogenic activities …

Signals of adaptation to agricultural stress in the genomes of two European bumblebees

AF Hart, J Verbeeck, D Ariza, D Cejas… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Human-induced environmental impacts on wildlife are widespread, causing major
biodiversity losses. One major threat is agricultural intensification, typically characterised by …