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'Why polyploidy is rarer in animals than in plants': myths and mechanisms by Mable, B.K

“…Although polyploidy has been involved in speciation in both animals and plants, the general perception is often that it is too rare to have been a significant…”
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Local adaptation with high gene flow: temperature parameters drive adaptation to altitude in the common frog (Rana temporaria) by Muir, A. P, Biek, R, Thomas, R, Mable, B. K

“…Both environmental and genetic influences can result in phenotypic variation. Quantifying the relative contributions of local adaptation and phenotypic…”
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Genome duplication in amphibians and fish: an extended synthesis by Mable, B. K., Alexandrou, M. A., Taylor, M. I.

“…Whole genome duplication (leading to polyploidy) is widely accepted as an important evolutionary force in plants, but it is less recognized as a driver of…”
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What causes mating system shifts in plants? Arabidopsis lyrata as a case study by Mable, B K, Hagmann, J, Kim, S-T, Adam, A, Kilbride, E, Weigel, D, Stift, M

“…The genetic breakdown of self-incompatibility (SI) and subsequent mating system shifts to inbreeding has intrigued evolutionary geneticists for decades. Most…”
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Individual variation in helping in a cooperative breeder: relatedness versus behavioural type by Le Vin, A.L., Mable, B.K., Taborsky, M., Heg, D., Arnold, K.E.

“…Helpers in cooperatively breeding groups can vary hugely in the variety and level of care they provide. Several studies suggest that kin selection alone cannot…”
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Polyploids and hybrids in changing environments: winners or losers in the struggle for adaptation? by Mable, B K

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Kin recognition via phenotype matching in a cooperatively breeding cichlid, Neolamprologus pulcher by Le Vin, A.L., Mable, B.K., Arnold, K.E.

“…Cooperatively breeding groups are often made up of a mixture of related and unrelated individuals. In such groups, being able to identify and differentially…”
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Using genetic variation to infer associations with climate in the common frog, Rana temporaria by Muir, A. P., Thomas, R., Biek, R., Mable, B. K.

“…Recent and historical species' associations with climate can be inferred using molecular markers. This knowledge of population and species‐level responses to…”
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Polyploids and hybrids in changing environments: winners or losers in the struggle for adaptation? by Mable, B K

“…Since early in the 20th century there has been debate over whether polyploidisation and hybridisation are destructive or creative forces in evolution. There…”
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Inheritance and dominance of self-incompatibility alleles in polyploid Arabidopsis lyrata by Mable, B K, Beland, J, Di Berardo, C

“…Natural populations of diploid Arabidopsis lyrata exhibit the sporophytic type of self-incompatibility system characteristic of Brassicaceae, in which…”
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effect of mating system on growth of Arabidopsis lyrata in response to inoculation with the biotrophic parasite Albugo candida by HOEBE, P.N, STIFT, M, HOLUB, E.B, MABLE, B.K

“…The effects of variation in host reproductive systems on response to pathogens are not well understood. We inoculated individuals from outcrossing and…”
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Estimating the number, frequency, and dominance of S-alleles in a natural population of Arabidopsis lyrata (Brassicaceae) with sporophytic control of self-incompatibility by Mable, B.K, Schierup, M.H, Charlesworth, D

“…In homomorphic plant self-incompatibility (SI) systems, large numbers of alleles may be maintained at a single Mendelian locus. Most estimators of the number…”
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Bayesian paternity analysis and mating patterns in a parasitic nematode, Trichostrongylus tenuis by Johnson, P C D, Hadfield, J D, Webster, L M I, Adam, A, Mable, B K, Keller, L F

“…Mating behaviour is a fundamental aspect of the evolutionary ecology of sexually reproducing species, but one that has been under-researched in parasitic…”
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Ploidy evolution in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae: a test of the nutrient limitation hypothesis by Mable, B. K.

“…The nutrient limitation hypothesis provides a nongenetic explanation for the evolution of life cycles that retain both haploid and diploid phases: differences…”
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Sporophytic self-incompatibility genes and mating system variation in Arabis alpina by Tedder, A., Ansell, S. W., Lao, X., Vogel, J. C., Mable, B. K.

“…• Background and Aims Sporophytic self-incompatibility (SI) prevents inbreeding in many members of the Brassicaceae, and has been well documented in a variety…”
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What causes mating system shifts in plants? Arabidopsis lyrata as a case study by Mable, B K, Hagmann, J, Kim, S-T, Adam, A, Kilbride, E, Weigel, D, Stift, M

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Multiple losses of self-incompatibility in North-American Arabidopsis lyrata?: Phylogeographic context and population genetic consequences by Hoebe, P.N, Stift, M, Tedder, A, Mable, B.K

“…Arabidopsis lyrata is mostly outcrossing due to a sporophytic self-incompatibility (SI) system but around the Great Lakes of North America some populations…”
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Pedigrees, MHC and microsatellites: an integrated approach for genetic management of captive African wild dogs (Lycaon pictus) by Marsden, C. D., Verberkmoes, H., Thomas, R., Wayne, R. K., Mable, B. K.

“…Captive breeding programmes aim to provide an insurance against extinction in the wild and a source for re-introductions making it essential to minimise…”
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Inbreeding depression in self-incompatible North-American Arabidopsis lyrata: disentangling genomic and S-locus-specific genetic load by Stift, M, Hunter, B D, Shaw, B, Adam, A, Hoebe, P N, Mable, B K

“…Newly formed selfing lineages may express recessive genetic load and suffer inbreeding depression. This can have a genome-wide genetic basis, or be due to loci…”
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Validation of swabs as a non‐destructive and relatively non‐invasive DNA sampling method in fish by LE VIN, A.L, ADAM, A, TEDDER, A, ARNOLD, K.E, MABLE, B.K

“…Non‐destructive methods of collecting DNA from small fish species can be problematic, as fin clips can potentially affect behaviour or survivorship in the…”
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