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Conservation genetics of population bottlenecks: the role of chance, selection, and history by Bouzat, Juan L

“…Conservation genetics studies of populations bottlenecks are commonly framed under the detrimental paradigm of inbreeding depression. This conceptual paradigm…”
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The role of demographic history and selection in shaping genetic diversity of the Galápagos penguin (Spheniscus mendiculus) by Arauco-Shapiro, Gabriella, Schumacher, Katelyn I, Boersma, Dee, Bouzat, Juan L

“…Although many studies have documented the effects of demographic bottlenecks on the genetic diversity of natural populations, there is conflicting evidence of…”
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Genetic and morphometric diversity in the Lark Sparrow (Chondestes grammacus) suggest discontinuous clinal variation across major breeding regions associated with previously characterized subspecies by Ross, Jeremy D, Bouzat, Juan L

“…Quantifiable geographic variation in DNA or morphology is often used to gauge past and present levels of population interchange and has thus helped define…”
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MHC diversity and mate choice in the magellanic penguin, Spheniscus magellanicus by Knafler, Gabrielle J, Clark, J Alan, Boersma, P Dee, Bouzat, Juan L

“…We estimated levels of diversity at the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class II DRß1 gene in 50 breeding pairs of the Magellanic penguin and compared…”
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Regional Genetic Structure in the Magellanic Penguin (Spheniscus magellanicus) Suggests Metapopulation Dynamics by Bouzat, Juan L, Walker, Brian G, Boersma, P. Dee

“…Using microsatellite markers and mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) sequences (cytochrome oxidase 1 gene), we estimated levels of genetic structuring among nine…”
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Tracking the Long-Term Decline and Recovery of an Isolated Population by Westemeier, Ronald L., Brawn, Jeffrey D., Simpson, Scott A., Esker, Terry L., Jansen, Roger W., Walk, Jeffery W., Kershner, Eric L., Bouzat, Juan L., Paige, Ken N.

“…Effects of small population size and reduced genetic variation on the viability of wild animal populations remain controversial. During a 35-year study of a…”
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The Ghost of Genetic Diversity Past: Historical DNA Analysis of the Greater Prairie Chicken by Bouzat, Juan L., Paige, Ken N., Lewin, Harris A.

“…Most, if not all, of the “classic,” often‐cited examples illustrating the genetic effects of a population bottleneck are open to alternative explanations due…”
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Range‐wide phylogeography of the four‐toed salamander: out of Appalachia and into the glacial aftermath by Herman, Timothy A, Bouzat, Juan L

“…AIM: We assessed the phylogeography of Hemidactylium scutatum across the entire range of the species, quantifying the diversity of populations, and identifying…”
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Spatial Patterns of bphA Gene Diversity Reveal Local Adaptation of Microbial Communities to PCB and PAH Contaminants by Hoostal, Matthew J., Bouzat, Juan L.

“…Biphenyl dioxygenases, encoded by the bphA gene, initiate the oxidation of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and specify the substrate range of PCB congeners…”
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Mitogenomes Uncover Extinct Penguin Taxa and Reveal Island Formation as a Key Driver of Speciation by Cole, Theresa L, Ksepka, Daniel T, Mitchell, Kieren J, Tennyson, Alan J D, Thomas, Daniel B, Pan, Hailin, Zhang, Guojie, Rawlence, Nicolas J, Wood, Jamie R, Bover, Pere, Bouzat, Juan L, Cooper, Alan, Fiddaman, Steven R, Hart, Tom, Miller, Gary, Ryan, Peter G, Shepherd, Lara D, Wilmshurst, Janet M, Waters, Jonathan M

“…The emergence of islands has been linked to spectacular radiations of diverse organisms. Although penguins spend much of their lives at sea, they rely on land…”
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Evaluating the genome-wide impacts of species translocations: the greater prairie-chicken as a case study by Capel, Samantha L. R., Bouzat, Juan L., Catchen, Julian M., Johnson, Jeff A., Dunn, Peter O., Paige, Ken N.

“…A variety of conservation management strategies have been developed to address rapid, anthropogenically-driven biodiversity loss. The translocation of…”
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The problem of mooted models for analyses of microbiome causality by Donhauser, Justin, Worley, Sara, Bradie, Michael, Bouzat, Juan L.

“…Lynch, Parke, and O’Malley highlight the need for better evaluative criteria for causal explanations in microbiome research. They propose new interventionist…”
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Darwin's Diagram of Divergence of Taxa as a Causal Model for the Origin of Species by Bouzat, Juan L.

“…On the basis that Darwin's theory of evolution encompasses two logically independent processes (common descent and natural selection), the only figure inOn the…”
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Genetic evidence of hybridization between Magellanic (Sphensicus magellanicus) and Humboldt (Spheniscus humboldti) penguins in the wild by Hibbets, Eric M., Schumacher, Katelyn I., Scheppler, Hannah B., Boersma, P. Dee, Bouzat, Juan L.

“…The process of hybridization between closely related species plays an important role in defining the genetic integrity and overall genetic diversity of…”
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Evolutionary Analysis and Lateral Gene Transfer of Two-Component Regulatory Systems Associated with Heavy-Metal Tolerance in Bacteria by Bouzat, Juan L., Hoostal, Matthew J.

“…Microorganisms have adapted intricate signal transduction mechanisms to coordinate tolerance to toxic levels of metals, including two-component regulatory…”
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Patterns and Processes in Cultural Evolution by Bradie, Michael, Bouzat, Juan L.

“…Darwinian models of cultural change have been motivated, in part, by the desire to provide a framework for the unification of the biological and the human…”
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Effects of recent population bottlenecks on reconstructing the demographic history of prairie‐chickens by JOHNSON, JEFF A., DUNN, PETER O., BOUZAT, JUAN L.

“…Current methods of DNA sequence analysis attempt to reconstruct historical patterns of population structure and growth from contemporary samples. However,…”
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Spatial patterns of bacterial community composition within Lake Erie sediments by Bouzat, Juan L., Hoostal, Matthew J., Looft, Torey

“…Lake Erie is a large freshwater ecosystem with three distinct basins that exhibit an east-to-west gradient of increasing productivity, as well as allochthonous…”
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Distribution, prevalence and host specificity of avian malaria parasites across the breeding range of the migratory lark sparrow (Chondestes grammacus) by Swanson, Bethany L, Lyons, Amanda C, Bouzat, Juan L

“…The lark sparrow (Chondestes grammacus) is a ground-nesting passerine that breeds across much of the central North American steppe and sand barrens. Through…”
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Local adaptation of microbial communities to heavy metal stress in polluted sediments of Lake Erie by Hoostal, Matthew J, Bidart-Bouzat, M. Gabriela, Bouzat, Juan L

“…Microbial communities must balance the assimilation of biologically necessary metals with resistance to toxic metal concentrations. To investigate the impact…”
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