Mining museums for historical DNA: advances and challenges in museomics
CJ Raxworthy, BT Smith - Trends in ecology & evolution, 2021 - cell.com
Historical DNA (hDNA), obtained from museum and herbarium specimens, has yielded
spectacular new insights into the history of organisms. This includes documenting historical …
spectacular new insights into the history of organisms. This includes documenting historical …
Insights from genomes into the evolutionary importance and prevalence of hybridization in nature
Hybridization is an evolutionary phenomenon that has fascinated biologists for centuries.
Prior to the advent of whole-genome sequencing, it was clear that hybridization had played …
Prior to the advent of whole-genome sequencing, it was clear that hybridization had played …
Climate-driven shifts in marine species ranges: scaling from organisms to communities
The geographic distributions of marine species are changing rapidly, with leading range
edges following climate poleward, deeper, and in other directions and trailing range edges …
edges following climate poleward, deeper, and in other directions and trailing range edges …
Biological collections for understanding biodiversity in the Anthropocene
Global change has become a central focus of modern biology. Yet, our knowledge of how
anthropogenic drivers affect biodiversity and natural resources is limited by a lack of …
anthropogenic drivers affect biodiversity and natural resources is limited by a lack of …
Phylogenomics reveals the history of host use in mosquitoes
Mosquitoes have profoundly affected human history and continue to threaten human health
through the transmission of a diverse array of pathogens. The phylogeny of mosquitoes has …
through the transmission of a diverse array of pathogens. The phylogeny of mosquitoes has …
Opportunities and challenges of macrogenetic studies
The rapidly emerging field of macrogenetics focuses on analysing publicly accessible
genetic datasets from thousands of species to explore large-scale patterns and predictors of …
genetic datasets from thousands of species to explore large-scale patterns and predictors of …
Museum genomics
Natural history collections are invaluable repositories of biological information that provide
an unrivaled record of Earth's biodiversity. Museum genomics—genomics research using …
an unrivaled record of Earth's biodiversity. Museum genomics—genomics research using …
Using herbaria to study global environmental change
During the last centuries, humans have transformed global ecosystems. With their temporal
dimension, herbaria provide the otherwise scarce long‐term data crucial for tracking …
dimension, herbaria provide the otherwise scarce long‐term data crucial for tracking …
Towards global data products of Essential Biodiversity Variables on species traits
Abstract Essential Biodiversity Variables (EBVs) allow observation and reporting of global
biodiversity change, but a detailed framework for the empirical derivation of specific EBVs …
biodiversity change, but a detailed framework for the empirical derivation of specific EBVs …
Phenotypes in phylogeography: Species' traits, environmental variation, and vertebrate diversification
Almost 30 y ago, the field of intraspecific phylogeography laid the foundation for spatially
explicit and genealogically informed studies of population divergence. With new methods …
explicit and genealogically informed studies of population divergence. With new methods …