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Genomic data reveals potential for hybridization, introgression, and incomplete lineage sorting to confound phylogenetic relationships in an adaptive radiation of narrow-mouth frogs by Alexander, Alana M., Su, Yong-Chao, Oliveros, Carl H., Olson, Karen V., Travers, Scott L., Brown, Rafe M.

“…The microhylid frog genus Kaloula is an adaptive radiation spanning the edge of the Asian mainland and multiple adjacent island archipelagos, with much of the…”
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Species delimitation with gene flow: A methodological comparison and population genomics approach to elucidate cryptic species boundaries in Malaysian Torrent Frogs by Chan, Kin Onn, Alexander, Alana M., Grismer, L. Lee, Su, Yong‐Chao, Grismer, Jesse L., Quah, Evan S. H., Brown, Rafe M.

“…Accurately delimiting species boundaries is a nontrivial undertaking that can have significant effects on downstream inferences. We compared the efficacy of…”
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Phylogenomic analysis of the beetle suborder Adephaga with comparison of tailored and generalized ultraconserved element probe performance by Gustafson, Grey T., Baca, Stephen M., Alexander, Alana M., Short, Andrew E. Z.

“…ABSTRACT Adephaga is the second largest suborder of beetles (Coleoptera) and they serve as important arthropod predators in both aquatic and terrestrial…”
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Integrative phylogenomics reveals a Permian origin of Adephaga beetles by Baca, Stephen M., Gustafson, Grey T., Alexander, Alana M., Gough, Harlan M., Toussaint, Emmanuel F. A.

“…Beetles are arguably the most diverse group of animals on Earth with over 400 000 described species. Yet the timing of main diversification events among these…”
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The Eurasian invasion: phylogenomic data reveal multiple Southeast Asian origins for Indian Dragon Lizards by Grismer, Jesse L, Schulte, 2nd, James A, Alexander, Alana, Wagner, Philipp, Travers, Scott L, Buehler, Matt D, Welton, Luke J, Brown, Rafe M

“…The Indian Tectonic Plate split from Gondwanaland approximately 120 MYA and set the Indian subcontinent on a ~ 100 million year collision course with Eurasia…”
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Coat colour in marsupials: genetic variants at the ASIP locus determine grey and black fur of the brushtail possum by Bond, Donna M, Veale, Andrew, Alexander, Alana, Hore, Timothy A

“…The possession of fur or hair is a defining characteristic of mammals and can occur in a variety of colours and patterns. While genetic determinants of coat…”
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The admixed brushtail possum genome reveals invasion history in New Zealand and novel imprinted genes by Bond, Donna M., Ortega-Recalde, Oscar, Laird, Melanie K., Hayakawa, Takashi, Richardson, Kyle S., Reese, Finlay.C. B., Kyle, Bruce, McIsaac-Williams, Brooke E., Robertson, Bruce C., van Heezik, Yolanda, Adams, Amy L., Chang, Wei-Shan, Haase, Bettina, Mountcastle, Jacquelyn, Driller, Maximilian, Collins, Joanna, Howe, Kerstin, Go, Yasuhiro, Thibaud-Nissen, Francoise, Lister, Nicholas C., Waters, Paul D., Fedrigo, Olivier, Jarvis, Erich D., Gemmell, Neil J., Alexander, Alana, Hore, Timothy A.

“…Combining genome assembly with population and functional genomics can provide valuable insights to development and evolution, as well as tools for species…”
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Landscape Genetics of Aedes mcintoshi (Diptera: Culicidae), an Important Vector of Rift Valley Fever Virus in Northeastern Kenya by Campbell, Lindsay P., Alexander, Alana M.

“…Rift Valley fever virus (RVFV) is a vector-borne, zoonotic disease that affects humans, wild ungulates, and domesticated livestock in Africa and the Arabian…”
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Reestablishment of former wintering grounds by New Zealand southern right whales by Carroll, Emma L., Rayment, William J., Alexander, Alana M., Baker, C. Scott, Patenaude, Nathalie J., Steel, Debbie, Constantine, Rochelle, Cole, Rosalind, Boren, Laura J., Childerhouse, Simon

“…Historically, the range of the southern right whale (SRW) included winter calving grounds around the North and South Islands (mainland) of New Zealand (NZ) and…”
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Ultraconserved element (UCE) probe set design: Base genome and initial design parameters critical for optimization by Gustafson, Grey T., Alexander, Alana, Sproul, John S., Pflug, James M., Maddison, David R., Short, Andrew E. Z.

“…Targeted capture and enrichment approaches have proven effective for phylogenetic study. Ultraconserved elements (UCEs) in particular have exhibited great…”
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Long Distance Runners in the Marine Realm: New Insights Into Genetic Diversity, Kin Relationships and Social Fidelity of Indian Ocean Male Sperm Whales by Girardet, Justine, Sarano, Francois, Richard, Gaëtan, Tixier, Paul, Guinet, Christophe, Alexander, Alana, Sarano, Véronique, Vitry, Hugues, Preud’homme, Axel, Heuzey, René, Garcia-Cegarra, Ana M., Adam, Olivier, Madon, Bénédicte, Jung, Jean-Luc

“…Adult male sperm whales ( Physeter macrocephalus ) are long distance runners of the marine realm, feeding in high latitudes and mating in tropical and…”
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The complete mitogenome sequence of the agricultural pest, clover root weevil: the key to its own demise? by Al-Jiab, Rami A., Gillum, Joanne, Alexander, Alana, Tompkins, Daniel M., Phillips, Craig B., Dearden, Peter K., Gemmell, Neil J.

“…We report the complete mitogenome of Sitona obsoletus, an agricultural pest in New Zealand and some European countries. Like other Sitona mitogenomes, the 6…”
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Roe deer on ice: Selection despite limited effective population size through the Pleistocene by Alexander, Alana, Dutoit, Ludovic

“…Roe deer (Capreolus spp.) are a little odd. They are one of only a few placental mammals—and the only genus among even‐toed ungulates—capable of putting…”
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Commonly used Hardy–Weinberg equilibrium filtering schemes impact population structure inferences using RADseq data by Pearman, William S., Urban, Lara, Alexander, Alana

“…Reduced representation sequencing (RRS) is a widely used method to assay the diversity of genetic loci across the genome of an organism. The dominant class of…”
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Limited movement of an avian hybrid zone in relation to regional variation in magnitude of climate change by Alexander, Alana, Robbins, Mark B., Holmes, Jesse, Moyle, Robert G., Peterson, A. Townsend

“…Studies of natural hybrid zones can provide documentation of range shifts in response to climate change and identify loci important to reproductive isolation…”
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A shallow‐scale phylogenomics approach reveals repeated patterns of diversification among sympatric lineages of cryptic Neotropical aquatic beetles (Coleoptera: Noteridae) by Baca, Stephen M., Gustafson, Grey T., DeRaad, Devon A., Alexander, Alana, Hime, Paul M., Short, Andrew E. Z.

“…Abstract The Notomicrus traili species group (Coleoptera: Noteridae) is a lineage of aquatic beetles distributed throughout South America and extends into…”
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Ultraconserved elements show utility in phylogenetic inference of Adephaga (Coleoptera) and suggest paraphyly of ‘Hydradephaga’ by BACA, STEPHEN M., ALEXANDER, ALANA, GUSTAFSON, GREY T., SHORT, ANDREW E. Z.

“…The beetle suborder Adephaga has been the subject of many phylogenetic reconstructions utilizing a variety of data sources and inference methods. However, no…”
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The genetic basis of the kakapÅ structural color polymorphism suggests balancing selection by an extinct apex predator by Urban, Lara, Santure, Anna W, Uddstrom, Lydia, Digby, Andrew, Vercoe, Deidre, Eason, Daryl, Crane, Jodie, Wylie, Matthew J, Davis, Tane, LeLec, Marissa F, Guhlin, Joseph, Poulton, Simon, Slate, Jon, Alexander, Alana, Fuentes-Cross, Patricia, Dearden, Peter K, Gemmell, Neil J, Azeem, Farhan, Weyland, Marvin, Schwefel, Harald G. L, van Oosterhout, Cock, Morales, Hernán E

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What influences the worldwide genetic structure of sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus)? by Alexander, Alana, Debbie Steel, Kendra Hoekzema, Sarah L. Mesnick, Daniel Engelhaupt, Iain Kerr, Roger Payne, C. Scott Baker

“…The interplay of natural selection and genetic drift, influenced by geographic isolation, mating systems and population size, determines patterns of genetic…”
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A framework for identifying fertility gene targets for mammalian pest control by Clark, Anna C., Edison, Rey, Esvelt, Kevin, Kamau, Sebastian, Dutoit, Ludovic, Champer, Jackson, Champer, Samuel E., Messer, Philipp W., Alexander, Alana, Gemmell, Neil J.

“…Fertility‐targeted gene drives have been proposed as an ethical genetic approach for managing wild populations of vertebrate pests for public health and…”
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