Search Results - "Hoelzel, A Rus"
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The raw material of evolution
Published in Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) (01-09-2023)“…Estimates of whale mutation rates contribute to understanding evolutionary processes Evolution happens when the code of life, DNA, is changed by the process of…”
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SambaR: An R package for fast, easy and reproducible population‐genetic analyses of biallelic SNP data sets
Published in Molecular ecology resources (01-05-2021)“…SNP data sets can be used to infer a wealth of information about natural populations, including information about their structure, genetic diversity, and the…”
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Comparative genomics provides insights into the aquatic adaptations of mammals
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (14-09-2021)“…The ancestors of marine mammals once roamed the land and independently committed to an aquatic lifestyle. These macroevolutionary transitions have intrigued…”
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Moderating the neutralist–selectionist debate: exactly which propositions are we debating, and which arguments are valid?
Published in Biological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society (01-02-2024)“…ABSTRACT Half a century after its foundation, the neutral theory of molecular evolution continues to attract controversy. The debate has been hampered by the…”
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Evolutionary drivers of morphological differentiation among three bottlenose dolphin lineages, Tursiops spp. (Delphinidae), in the northwest Indian Ocean utilizing linear and geometric morphometric techniques
Published in Biological journal of the Linnean Society (01-03-2022)“…Abstract Local adaptation and adaptive radiations are typically associated with phenotypic variation suited to alternative environments. In the marine…”
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Detecting genetic signals of selection in heavily bottlenecked reindeer populations by comparing parallel founder events
Published in Molecular ecology (01-04-2021)“…Founder populations are of special interest to both evolutionary and conservation biologists, but the detection of genetic signals of selection in these…”
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Demography and adaptation promoting evolutionary transitions in a mammalian genus that diversified during the Pleistocene
Published in Molecular ecology (01-08-2020)“…Species that evolved in temperate regions during the Pleistocene experienced periods of extreme climatic transitions. Consequent population fragmentation and…”
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Divergent evolutionary processes associated with colonization of offshore islands
Published in Molecular ecology (01-10-2013)“…Oceanic islands have been a test ground for evolutionary theory, but here, we focus on the possibilities for evolutionary study created by offshore islands…”
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Genomic signatures of divergent selection are associated with social behaviour for spinner dolphin ecotypes
Published in Molecular ecology (01-05-2021)“…Understanding the genomic basis of adaptation is critical for understanding evolutionary processes and predicting how species will respond to environmental…”
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Comparative evaluation of potential indicators and temporal sampling protocols for monitoring genetic erosion
Published in Evolutionary applications (01-11-2014)“…Genetic biodiversity contributes to individual fitness, species' evolutionary potential, and ecosystem stability. Temporal monitoring of the genetic status and…”
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Recent Diversification of a Marine Genus (Tursiops spp.) Tracks Habitat Preference and Environmental Change
Published in Systematic biology (01-11-2013)“…Understanding the evolution of diversity and the resulting systematics in marine systems is confounded by the lack of clear boundaries in oceanic habitats,…”
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Pig domestication and human-mediated dispersal in western Eurasia revealed through ancient DNA and geometric morphometrics
Published in Molecular biology and evolution (01-04-2013)“…Zooarcheological evidence suggests that pigs were domesticated in Southwest Asia ~8,500 BC. They then spread across the Middle and Near East and westward into…”
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Phylogenomics of the genus Tursiops and closely related Delphininae reveals extensive reticulation among lineages and provides inference about eco-evolutionary drivers
Published in Molecular phylogenetics and evolution (01-05-2020)“…[Display omitted] •We used RADseq to provide a high resolution nuclear phylogeny of the Delphininae.•The genus Stenella is least well resolved likely due to…”
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The road to speciation runs both ways
Published in Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) (28-10-2016)“…Chimpanzees and bonobos show signs of ancestral gene exchange, providing insight into the dynamics of speciation Some species, such as the giraffe or…”
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Sex-specific impact of inbreeding on pathogen load in the striped dolphin
Published in Proceedings of the Royal Society. B, Biological sciences (11-03-2020)“…The impact of inbreeding on fitness has been widely studied and provides consequential inference about adaptive potential and the impact on survival for…”
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Faunal histories from Holocene ancient DNA
Published in Trends in ecology & evolution (Amsterdam) (01-08-2011)“…Recent studies using ancient DNA have been instrumental in advancing understanding of the impact of Holocene climate change on biodiversity. Ancient DNA has…”
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Genomics reveals the role of admixture in the evolution of structure among sperm whale populations within the Mediterranean Sea
Published in Molecular ecology (01-06-2023)“…In oceanic ecosystems, the nature of barriers to gene flow and the processes by which populations may become isolated are different from the terrestrial…”
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Female philopatry in coastal basins and male dispersion across the North Atlantic in a highly mobile marine species, the sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus)
Published in Molecular ecology (01-10-2009)“…The mechanisms that determine population structure in highly mobile marine species are poorly understood, but useful towards understanding the evolution of…”
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Population structure associated with bioregion and seasonal prey distribution for Indo‐Pacific bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops aduncus) in South Africa
Published in Molecular ecology (01-10-2021)“…Many marine species exhibit fine‐scale population structure despite high mobility and a lack of physical barriers to dispersal, but the evolutionary drivers of…”
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Strong and lasting impacts of past global warming on baleen whales and their prey
Published in Global change biology (01-04-2022)“…Global warming is affecting the population dynamics and trophic interactions across a wide range of ecosystems and habitats. Translating these real‐time…”
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