In the journals
Romiguier, J., P. Gayral, M. Ballenghien, A. Bernard, V. Cahais, A. Chenuil, Y. Chiari, R. Dernat, L. Duret, N. Faivre, E. Loire, J. M. Lourenco, B. Nabholz, C. Roux, G. Tsagkogeorga, A. A.-T. Weber, L. A. Weinert, K. Belkhir, N. Bierne, S. Glémin, and N. Galtier. 2014. Comparative population genomics in animals uncovers the determinants of genetic diversity. Nature. doi: 10.1038/nature13685.
The distribution of genetic diversity between species revealed no detectable influence of geographic range or invasive status but was accurately predicted by key species traits related to parental investment: long-lived or low-fecundity species with brooding ability were genetically less diverse than short-lived or highly fecund ones.
Orr, H. A., and R. L. Unckless. 2014. The population genetics of evolutionary rescue. PLoS Genetics. 10:e1004551. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1004551.
Our analysis requires taking into account a subtle population-genetic effect (familiar from the theory of genetic hitchhiking) that involves “oversampling” of those lucky alleles that ultimately sweep to high frequency.
In the news
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