Search Results - "Pfrender, Michael"

Environmental DNA metabarcoding: Transforming how we survey animal and plant communities by Deiner, Kristy, Bik, Holly M., Mächler, Elvira, Seymour, Mathew, Lacoursière‐Roussel, Anaïs, Altermatt, Florian, Creer, Simon, Bista, Iliana, Lodge, David M., Vere, Natasha, Pfrender, Michael E., Bernatchez, Louis

“…The genomic revolution has fundamentally changed how we survey biodiversity on earth. High‐throughput sequencing (“HTS”) platforms now enable the rapid…”
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Evolutionary Insights from a Large-Scale Survey of Population-Genomic Variation by Ye, Zhiqiang, Wei, Wen, Pfrender, Michael E, Lynch, Michael

“…Abstract The field of genomics has ushered in new methods for studying molecular-genetic variation in natural populations. However, most population-genomic…”
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Evolutionary Genomics of Sister Species Differing in Effective Population Sizes and Recombination Rates by Ye, Zhiqiang, Pfrender, Michael E, Lynch, Michael

“…Studies of closely related species with known ecological differences provide exceptional opportunities for understanding the genetic mechanisms of evolution…”
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Quantification of mesocosm fish and amphibian species diversity via environmental DNA metabarcoding by Evans, Nathan T., Olds, Brett P., Renshaw, Mark A., Turner, Cameron R., Li, Yiyuan, Jerde, Christopher L., Mahon, Andrew R., Pfrender, Michael E., Lamberti, Gary A., Lodge, David M.

“…Freshwater fauna are particularly sensitive to environmental change and disturbance. Management agencies frequently use fish and amphibian biodiversity as…”
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Phenotypic plasticity facilitates recurrent rapid adaptation to introduced predators by Scoville, Alison G, Pfrender, Michael E

“…A central role for phenotypic plasticity in adaptive evolution is often posited yet lacks empirical support. Selection for the stable production of an induced…”
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Linking genes to communities and ecosystems: Daphnia as an ecogenomic model by Miner, Brooks E, De Meester, Luc, Pfrender, Michael E, Lampert, Winfried, Hairston, Nelson G., Jr

“…How do genetic variation and evolutionary change in critical species affect the composition and functioning of populations, communities and ecosystems?…”
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A molecular mechanism of artemisinin resistance in Plasmodium falciparum malaria by Mbengue, Alassane, Bhattacharjee, Souvik, Pandharkar, Trupti, Liu, Haining, Estiu, Guillermina, Stahelin, Robert V., Rizk, Shahir S., Njimoh, Dieudonne L., Ryan, Yana, Chotivanich, Kesinee, Nguon, Chea, Ghorbal, Mehdi, Lopez-Rubio, Jose-Juan, Pfrender, Michael, Emrich, Scott, Mohandas, Narla, Dondorp, Arjen M., Wiest, Olaf, Haldar, Kasturi

“…Artemisinins are key anti-malarial drugs, but artemisinin resistance has been increasing; this study identifies the molecular target of artemisinins as…”
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The evolutionary time machine: using dormant propagules to forecast how populations can adapt to changing environments by Orsini, Luisa, Schwenk, Klaus, De Meester, Luc, Colbourne, John K., Pfrender, Michael E., Weider, Lawrence J.

“…Evolutionary changes are determined by a complex assortment of ecological, demographic, and adaptive histories. Predicting how evolution will shape the genetic…”
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Conservation in a cup of water: estimating biodiversity and population abundance from environmental DNA by LODGE, DAVID M., TURNER, CAMERON R., JERDE, CHRISTOPHER L., BARNES, MATTHEW A., CHADDERTON, LINDSAY, EGAN, SCOTT P., FEDER, JEFFREY L., MAHON, ANDREW R., PFRENDER, MICHAEL E.

“…Three mantras often guide species and ecosystem management: (i) for preventing invasions by harmful species, ‘early detection and rapid response’; (ii) for…”
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Effects of sampling effort on biodiversity patterns estimated from environmental DNA metabarcoding surveys by Grey, Erin K., Bernatchez, Louis, Cassey, Phillip, Deiner, Kristy, Deveney, Marty, Howland, Kimberly L., Lacoursière-Roussel, Anaïs, Leong, Sandric Chee Yew, Li, Yiyuan, Olds, Brett, Pfrender, Michael E., Prowse, Thomas A. A., Renshaw, Mark A., Lodge, David M.

“…Environmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding can greatly enhance our understanding of global biodiversity and our ability to detect rare or cryptic species. However,…”
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Global invasion history of the agricultural pest butterfly Pieris rapae revealed with genomics and citizen science by Ryan, Sean F., Lombaert, Eric, Espeset, Anne, Vila, Roger, Talavera, Gerard, Dincă, Vlad, Doellman, Meredith M., Renshaw, Mark A., Eng, Matthew W., Hornett, Emily A., Li, Yiyuan, Pfrender, Michael E., Shoemaker, DeWayne

“…The small cabbage white butterfly, Pieris rapae, is a major agricultural pest of cruciferous crops and has been introduced to every continent except South…”
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Long‐range PCR allows sequencing of mitochondrial genomes from environmental DNA by Deiner, Kristy, Renshaw, Mark A., Li, Yiyuan, Olds, Brett P., Lodge, David M., Pfrender, Michael E., Yu, Douglas

“…As environmental DNA (eDNA) from macro‐organisms is often assumed to be highly degraded, current eDNA assays target small DNA fragments to estimate species…”
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Confirmation and distribution of tetrodotoxin for the first time in terrestrial invertebrates: two terrestrial flatworm species (Bipalium adventitium and Bipalium kewense) by Stokes, Amber N, Ducey, Peter K, Neuman-Lee, Lorin, Hanifin, Charles T, French, Susannah S, Pfrender, Michael E, Brodie, 3rd, Edmund D, Brodie, Jr, Edmund D

“…The potent neurotoxin tetrodotoxin (TTX) is known from a diverse array of taxa, but is unknown in terrestrial invertebrates. Tetrodotoxin is a low molecular…”
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Genome-Wide Allele-Specific Expression in Obligately Asexual Daphnia pulex and the Implications for the Genetic Basis of Asexuality by Ye, Zhiqiang, Jiang, Xiaoqian, Pfrender, Michael E, Lynch, Michael

“…Abstract Although obligately asexual lineages are thought to experience selective disadvantages associated with reduced efficiency of fixing beneficial…”
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Functional genomics of acclimation and adaptation in response to thermal stress in Daphnia by Yampolsky, Lev Y, Zeng, Erliang, Lopez, Jacqueline, Williams, Patricia J, Dick, Kenneth B, Colbourne, John K, Pfrender, Michael E

“…Gene expression regulation is one of the fundamental mechanisms of phenotypic plasticity and is expected to respond to selection in conditions favoring…”
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A comprehensive epigenomic analysis of phenotypically distinguishable, genetically identical female and male Daphnia pulex by Kvist, Jouni, Athanàsio, Camila Gonçalves, Pfrender, Michael E, Brown, James B, Colbourne, John K, Mirbahai, Leda

“…Daphnia species reproduce by cyclic parthenogenesis involving both sexual and asexual reproduction. The sex of the offspring is environmentally determined and…”
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Rapid evolution of mitochondrion-related genes in haplodiploid arthropods by Li, Yiyuan, Thomas, Gregg W C, Richards, Stephen, Waterhouse, Robert M, Zhou, Xin, Pfrender, Michael E

“…Mitochondrial genes and nuclear genes cooperate closely to maintain the functions of mitochondria, especially in the oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS)…”
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A New Reference Genome Assembly for the Microcrustacean Daphnia pulex by Ye, Zhiqiang, Xu, Sen, Spitze, Ken, Asselman, Jana, Jiang, Xiaoqian, Ackerman, Matthew S, Lopez, Jacqueline, Harker, Brent, Raborn, R Taylor, Thomas, W Kelley, Ramsdell, Jordan, Pfrender, Michael E, Lynch, Michael

“…Comparing genomes of closely related genotypes from populations with distinct demographic histories can help reveal the impact of effective population size on…”
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Constraint shapes convergence in tetrodotoxin-resistant sodium channels of snakes by Feldman, Chris R, Brodie, Edmund D. Jr, Brodie, Edmund D. III, Pfrender, Michael E

“…Natural selection often produces convergent changes in unrelated lineages, but the degree to which such adaptations occur via predictable genetic paths is…”
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Climate-mediated hybrid zone movement revealed with genomics, museum collection, and simulation modeling by Ryan, Sean F., Deines, Jillian M., Scriber, J. Mark, Pfrender, Michael E., Jones, Stuart E., Emrich, Scott J., Hellmann, Jessica J.

“…Climate-mediated changes in hybridization will dramatically alter the genetic diversity, adaptive capacity, and evolutionary trajectory of interbreeding…”
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