Search Results - "Ingvarsson, P. K."

Why we thrive beneath a northern sky - genomic signals of selection in apple for adaptation to northern Sweden by Skytte Af Sätra, J, Garkava-Gustavsson, L, Ingvarsson, P K

“…Good understanding of the genomic regions underlying adaptation of apple to boreal climates is needed to facilitate efficient breeding of locally adapted apple…”
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Molecular evolution of insertions and deletion in the chloroplast genome of silene by Ingvarsson, Pär K, Ribstein, Sarah, Taylor, Douglas R

“…Insertions, deletions, and inversions in the chloroplast genome of higher plants have been shown to be extremely useful for resolving phylogenetic…”
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Lead exposure and biological effects in pied flycatchers ( Ficedula hypoleuca) before and after the closure of a lead mine in northern Sweden by Berglund, Å.M.M., Ingvarsson, P.K., Danielsson, H., Nyholm, N.E.I.

“…Mining activities affect the surrounding environment by increasing exposure to metals. In this study, metal accumulation and its effects on reproduction and…”
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Restoration of genetic variation lost – the genetic rescue hypothesis by Ingvarsson, Pär K

“…It has been long known that immigrants from surrounding populations might prevent the extinction of small populations, a process known as the ‘rescue effect’…”
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Genetic architecture and genomic patterns of gene flow between hybridizing species of Picea by De La Torre, A, Ingvarsson, P K, Aitken, S N

“…Hybrid zones provide an opportunity to study the effects of selection and gene flow in natural settings. We employed nuclear microsatellites (single sequence…”
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Natural Selection on Synonymous and Nonsynonymous Mutations Shapes Patterns of Polymorphism in Populus tremula by Ingvarsson, Pär K.

“…One important goal of population genetics is to understand the relative importance of different evolutionary processes for shaping variation in natural…”
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Using association mapping to dissect the genetic basis of complex traits in plants by Hall, David, Tegström, Carolina, Ingvarsson, Pär K

“…Association or linkage disequilibrium mapping has become a very popular method for dissecting the genetic basis of complex traits in plants. The benefits of…”
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A METAPOPULATION PERSPECTIVE ON GENETIC DIVERSITY AND DIFFERENTIATION IN PARTIALLY SELF-FERTILIZING PLANTS by Ingvarsson, Pär K

“…Partial self-fertilization is common in higher plants. Mating system variation is known to have important consequences for how genetic variation is distributed…”
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Cohort-structured tree populations by Jansson, S, Ingvarsson, P K

“…Forest trees as a group can clearly be regarded as winners in evolutionary terms. Unless low temperatures or arid conditions prevent colonization by plantslike…”
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Variation in Mutation Rate and Polymorphism Among Mitochondrial Genes of Silene vulgaris by Barr, Camille M., Keller, Stephen R., Ingvarsson, Pär K., Sloan, Daniel B., Taylor, Douglas R.

“…The prevailing wisdom of the plant mitochondrial genome is that it has very low substitution rates, thus it is generally assumed that nucleotide diversity…”
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Clinal Variation in phyB2, a Candidate Gene for Day-Length-Induced Growth Cessation and Bud Set, Across a Latitudinal Gradient in European Aspen (Populus tremula) by Ingvarsson, Par K, Garcia, M. Victoria, Hall, David, Luquez, Virginia, Jansson, Stefan

“…The initiation of growth cessation and dormancy represents a critical ecological and evolutionary trade-off between survival and growth in most forest trees…”
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Common features of segregation distortion in plants and animals by Taylor, Douglas R, Ingvarsson, Pär K

“…Segregation distortion is increasingly recognized as a potentially powerful evolutionary force. This runs counter to the perception that non-Mendelian genes…”
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excess of nonsynonymous polymorphism and extensive haplotype structure at the PtABI1B locus in European aspen (Populus tremula): a case of balancing selection in an obligately outcrossing plant? by Garcia, M.V, Ingvarsson, P.K

“…Here, we describe an unusually pronounced haplotype structure at the PtABI1B locus in the obligately outcrossing tree Populus tremula. Both nucleotide…”
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Local drift load and the heterosis of interconnected populations by Whitlock, Michael C., Ingvarsson, PÄr K., Hatfield, Todd

“…We use Wright’s distribution of equilibrium allele frequency to demonstrate that hybrids between populations interconnected by low to moderate levels of…”
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effect of a vector-borne disease on the dynamics of natural plant populations: a model for Ustilago violacea infection of Lychnis viscaria by Ingvarsson, P.K, Lundberg, S

“…A mathematical model was used to study how a parasitic castrating fungus affects the population dynamics of its host plant. The model is based on the…”
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Heterosis increases the effective migration rate by Ingvarsson, Pär K., Whitlock, Michael C.

“…Individuals coming from the same subpopulation are more likely to share deleterious mutations at any given locus than hybrids formed between parents from…”
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Genealogical Evidence for Epidemics of Selfish Genes by Ingvarsson, Pär K., Taylor, Douglas R.

“…Some genetic elements spread infectiously in populations by increasing their rate of genetic transmission at the expense of other genes in the genome. These…”
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Pollinator functional response and plant population dynamics: Pollinators as a limiting resource by Ingvarsson, P r K., Lundberg, Sigfrid

“…During recent years, much work has focused on which factors limit the reproductive success in plants. Several studies show a strong influence of either…”
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Natural Selection and Recombination Rate Variation Shape Nucleotide Polymorphism Across the Genomes of Three Related Populus Species by Wang, Jing, Street, Nathaniel R, Scofield, Douglas G, Ingvarsson, Pär K

“…A central aim of evolutionary genomics is to identify the relative roles that various evolutionary forces have played in generating and shaping genetic…”
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Kin-structured colonization and small-scale genetic differentiation in Silene dioica by Ingvarsson, P.K, Giles, B.E

“…We investigated the genetic structure of a single island population of the dioecious plant Silene dioica in the Skeppsvik Archipelago, Umea, Sweden. The…”
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