Search Results - "BRUFORD, Michael W."

SNeP: a tool to estimate trends in recent effective population size trajectories using genome-wide SNP data by Barbato, Mario, Orozco-terWengel, Pablo, Tapio, Miika, Bruford, Michael W

“…Effective population size (Ne ) is a key population genetic parameter that describes the amount of genetic drift in a population. Estimating Ne has been…”
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Demographic loss, genetic structure and the conservation implications for Indian tigers by Mondol, Samrat, Bruford, Michael W., Ramakrishnan, Uma

“…India is home to approximately 60 per cent of the world's remaining wild tigers, a species that has declined in the last few centuries to occupy less than 7…”
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Genomic signatures of adaptive introgression from European mouflon into domestic sheep by Barbato, Mario, Hailer, Frank, Orozco-terWengel, Pablo, Kijas, James, Mereu, Paolo, Cabras, Pierangela, Mazza, Raffaele, Pirastru, Monica, Bruford, Michael W.

“…Mouflon ( Ovis aries musimon ) became extinct from mainland Europe after the Neolithic, but remnant populations from the Mediterranean islands of Corsica and…”
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Genomic selection strategies for breeding adaptation and production in dairy cattle under climate change by Strandén, Ismo, Kantanen, Juha, Russo, Isa-Rita M, Orozco-terWengel, Pablo, Bruford, Michael W

“…Livestock production both contributes to and is affected by global climate change, and substantial modifications will be required to increase its climate…”
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Genomic analysis of the domestication and post-Spanish conquest evolution of the llama and alpaca by Fan, Ruiwen, Gu, Zhongru, Guang, Xuanmin, Marín, Juan Carlos, Varas, Valeria, González, Benito A, Wheeler, Jane C, Hu, Yafei, Li, Erli, Sun, Xiaohui, Yang, Xukui, Zhang, Chi, Gao, Wenjun, He, Junping, Munch, Kasper, Corbett-Detig, Russel, Barbato, Mario, Pan, Shengkai, Zhan, Xiangjiang, Bruford, Michael W, Dong, Changsheng

“…Despite their regional economic importance and being increasingly reared globally, the origins and evolution of the llama and alpaca remain poorly understood…”
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Demography and rapid local adaptation shape Creole cattle genome diversity in the tropics by Pitt, Daniel, Bruford, Michael W., Barbato, Mario, Orozco‐terWengel, Pablo, Martínez, Rodrigo, Sevane, Natalia

“…The introduction of Iberian cattle in the Americas after Columbus’ arrival imposed high selection pressures on a limited number of animals over a brief period…”
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Mitogenomic Meta-Analysis Identifies Two Phases of Migration in the History of Eastern Eurasian Sheep by Lv, Feng-Hua, Peng, Wei-Feng, Yang, Ji, Zhao, Yong-Xin, Li, Wen-Rong, Liu, Ming-Jun, Ma, Yue-Hui, Zhao, Qian-Jun, Yang, Guang-Li, Wang, Feng, Li, Jin-Quan, Liu, Yong-Gang, Shen, Zhi-Qiang, Zhao, Sheng-Guo, Hehua, Eer, Gorkhali, Neena A, Farhad Vahidi, S M, Muladno, Muhammad, Naqvi, Arifa N, Tabell, Jonna, Iso-Touru, Terhi, Bruford, Michael W, Kantanen, Juha, Han, Jian-Lin, Li, Meng-Hua

“…Despite much attention, history of sheep (Ovis aries) evolution, including its dating, demographic trajectory and geographic spread, remains controversial. To…”
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Population transcriptomes reveal synergistic responses of DNA polymorphism and RNA expression to extreme environments on the Qinghai–Tibetan Plateau in a predatory bird by Pan, Shengkai, Zhang, Tongzuo, Rong, Zhengqin, Hu, Li, Gu, Zhongru, Wu, Qi, Dong, Shanshan, Liu, Qiong, Lin, Zhenzhen, Deutschova, Lucia, Li, Xinhai, Dixon, Andrew, Bruford, Michael W., Zhan, Xiangjiang

“…Low oxygen and temperature pose key physiological challenges for endotherms living on the Qinghai–Tibetan Plateau (QTP). Molecular adaptations to high‐altitude…”
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A population genetic analysis of the Critically Endangered Madagascar big-headed turtle, Erymnochelys madagascariensis across captive and wild populations by White, Nina F. D., Mennell, Holly, Power, Georgia, Edwards, Dominic, Chrimes, Luke, Woolaver, Lance, Velosoa, Juliette, Randriamahita, Mozavelo, Richard, Rafeliarisoa, Tsilavo Hasina, Kuchling, Gerald, Lopez, Javier, Bekarany, Ernest, Charles, Namotoa, Young, Richard, Lewis, Richard, Bruford, Michael W., Orozco-terWengel, Pablo

“…Erymnochelys madagascariensis is a Critically Endangered turtle endemic to Madagascar. Anthropogenic activity has depleted the wild population by 70% in the…”
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Country‐wide genetic monitoring over 21 years reveals lag in genetic recovery despite spatial connectivity in an expanding carnivore (Eurasian otter, Lutra lutra) population by Thomas, Nia E., Hailer, Frank, Bruford, Michael W., Chadwick, Elizabeth A.

“…Numerous terrestrial mammal species have experienced extensive population declines during past centuries, due largely to anthropogenic pressures. For some…”
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Molecular biogeography: towards an integrated framework for conserving pan-African biodiversity by Moodley, Yoshan, Bruford, Michael W

“…Biogeographic models partition ecologically similar species assemblages into discrete ecoregions. However, the history, relationship and interactions between…”
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Molecular evidence for Pleistocene refugia at the eastern edge of the Tibetan Plateau by ZHAN, XIANGJIANG, ZHENG, YIFANG, WEI, FUWEN, BRUFORD, MICHAEL W., JIA, CHENXI

“…The role of the Quaternary ice ages in forming the contemporary genetic structure of populations has been well studied in a number of global regions. However,…”
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Genetic signature of anthropogenic population collapse in orang-utans by Goossens, Benoît, Chikhi, Lounès, Ancrenaz, Marc, Lackman-Ancrenaz, Isabelle, Andau, Patrick, Bruford, Michael W

“…Great ape populations are undergoing a dramatic decline, which is predicted to result in their extinction in the wild from entire regions in the near future…”
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Comparative evaluation of potential indicators and temporal sampling protocols for monitoring genetic erosion by Hoban, Sean, Arntzen, Jan A., Bruford, Michael W., Godoy, José A., Rus Hoelzel, A., Segelbacher, Gernot, Vilà, Carles, Bertorelle, Giorgio

“…Genetic biodiversity contributes to individual fitness, species' evolutionary potential, and ecosystem stability. Temporal monitoring of the genetic status and…”
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Draft genome of a biparental beetle species, Lethrus apterus by Nagy, Nikoletta A, Rácz, Rita, Rimington, Oliver, Póliska, Szilárd, Orozco-terWengel, Pablo, Bruford, Michael W, Barta, Zoltán

“…The lack of an understanding about the genomic architecture underpinning parental behaviour in subsocial insects displaying simple parental behaviours prevents…”
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DNA markers reveal the complexity of livestock domestication by Bruford, Michael W, Bradley, Daniel G, Luikart, Gordon

“…A series of recent genetic studies has revealed the remarkably complex picture of domestication in both New World and Old World livestock. By comparing…”
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Disrupted dispersal and its genetic consequences: Comparing protected and threatened baboon populations (Papio papio) in West Africa by Ferreira da Silva, Maria Joana, Kopp, Gisela H, Casanova, Catarina, Godinho, Raquel, Minhós, Tânia, Sá, Rui, Zinner, Dietmar, Bruford, Michael W

“…Dispersal is a demographic process that can potentially counterbalance the negative impacts of anthropogenic habitat fragmentation. However, mechanisms of…”
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Enhancing capacity for freshwater conservation at the genetic level: a demonstration using three stream macroinvertebrates by Macdonald, Hannah C., Ormerod, Steve J., Bruford, Michael W.

“…Species diversity is declining more rapidly in freshwater ecosystems than in any other, but the consequences for genetic diversity, and hence evolutionary…”
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role of Pleistocene refugia and rivers in shaping gorilla genetic diversity in central Africa by Anthony, Nicola M, Johnson-Bawe, Mireille, Jeffery, Kathryn, Clifford, Stephen L, Abernethy, Kate A, Tutin, Caroline E, Lahm, Sally A, White, Lee J.T, Utley, John F, Wickings, E. Jean, Bruford, Michael W

“…The role of Pleistocene forest refugia and rivers in the evolutionary diversification of tropical biota has been the subject of considerable debate. A…”
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Intraguild predation in winter wheat: prey choice by a common epigeal carabid consuming spiders by Davey, Jeffrey S., Vaughan, Ian P., King, R. Andrew, Bell, James R., Bohan, David A., Bruford, Michael W., Holland, John M., Symondson, William O. C.

“…1. Predators can provide a valuable ecosystem service by suppressing crop pests. However, intraguild predation, where predators compete for the same prey…”
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