Redundancy analysis: A Swiss Army Knife for landscape genomics

T Capblancq, BR Forester - Methods in Ecology and Evolution, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Landscape genomics identifies how spatial and environmental factors structure the amount
and distribution of genetic variation among populations. Landscape genomic analyses have …

Space‐for‐time substitutions in climate change ecology and evolution

RSL Lovell, S Collins, SH Martin, AL Pigot… - Biological …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
In an epoch of rapid environmental change, understanding and predicting how biodiversity
will respond to a changing climate is an urgent challenge. Since we seldom have sufficient …

The crucial role of genome-wide genetic variation in conservation

M Kardos, EE Armstrong, SW Fitzpatrick… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - pnas.org
The unprecedented rate of extinction calls for efficient use of genetics to help conserve
biodiversity. Several recent genomic and simulation-based studies have argued that the …

Inbreeding depression explains killer whale population dynamics

M Kardos, Y Zhang, KM Parsons, H Kang… - Nature Ecology & …, 2023 - nature.com
Understanding the factors that cause endangered populations to either grow or decline is
crucial for preserving biodiversity. Conservation efforts often address extrinsic threats, such …

The inflated significance of neutral genetic diversity in conservation genetics

JC Teixeira, CD Huber - Proceedings of the National Academy of …, 2021 - pnas.org
The current rate of species extinction is rapidly approaching unprecedented highs, and life
on Earth presently faces a sixth mass extinction event driven by anthropogenic activity …

Linking evolutionary potential to extinction risk: applications and future directions

BR Forester, EA Beever, C Darst… - Frontiers in Ecology …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Extinction‐risk assessments play a major role in prioritizing conservation action at national
and international levels. However, quantifying extinction risk is challenging, especially when …

Demography and environment modulate the effects of genetic diversity on extinction risk in a butterfly metapopulation

MF DiLeo, A Nair, M Kardos, A Husby… - Proceedings of the …, 2024 - pnas.org
Linking genetic diversity to extinction is a common goal in genomic studies. Recently, a
debate has arisen regarding the importance of genetic variation in conservation as some …

Implications of large-effect loci for conservation: A review and case study with Pacific salmon

RS Waples, MJ Ford, K Nichols, M Kardos… - Journal of …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
The increasing feasibility of assembling large genomic datasets for non-model species
presents both opportunities and challenges for applied conservation and management. A …

The pace of modern life, revisited

S Sanderson, MO Beausoleil, RE O'Dea… - Molecular …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Wild populations must continuously respond to environmental changes or they risk
extinction. Those responses can be measured as phenotypic rates of change, which can …

Genomic reaction norms inform predictions of plastic and adaptive responses to climate change

RA Oomen, JA Hutchings - Journal of Animal Ecology, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Genomic reaction norms represent the range of gene expression phenotypes (usually
mRNA transcript levels) expressed by a genotype along an environmental gradient …