A5024951992- Genetic diversity and population structure
- Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
- Forensic and Genetic Research
- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
- Identification and Quantification in Food
- Turtle Biology and Conservation
- Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals
- Amphibian and Reptile Biology
- Evolution and Genetic Dynamics
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Molecular Biology Techniques and Applications
- Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies
- Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies
- Fish Ecology and Management Studies
- Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies
- Plant pathogens and resistance mechanisms
- Animal Behavior and Reproduction
- Avian ecology and behavior
- Genetic Associations and Epidemiology
- Archaeology and ancient environmental studies
- Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology
- Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior
- Metabolism and Genetic Disorders
- Cystic Fibrosis Research Advances
University of Ferrara
2016-2025
Fondazione Edmund Mach
2009-2013
Fondation Pour la Recherche Sur la Biodiversité
2013
Institute of Physics Belgrade
2013
Institut de Systématique, Évolution, Biodiversité
2013
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
2013
University of Žilina
2009
Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Vertebrate Biology
2009
Museo Civico di Zoologia
2004
Middle East Technical University
2001
Cattle domestication from wild aurochsen was among the most important innovations during Neolithic agricultural revolution. The available genetic and archaeological evidence points to at least two major sites of in India Near East, where zebu taurine breeds would have emerged independently. Under this hypothesis, all present-day European be descended cattle domesticated East subsequently spread diffusion herding farming lifestyles. We present here previously undescribed contrast with view,...
November 2020 marked 2 y since the launch of Earth BioGenome Project (EBP), which aims to sequence all known eukaryotic species in a 10-y timeframe. Since then, significant progress has been made across aspects EBP roadmap, as outlined 2018 article describing project’s goals, strategies, and challenges (1). The phase ended clock started on reaching EBP’s major milestones. This Special Feature explores many facets EBP, including review progress, description scientific exemplar projects,...
Progress in genome sequencing now enables the large-scale generation of reference genomes. Various international initiatives aim to generate genomes representing global biodiversity. These provide unique insights into genomic diversity and architecture, thereby enabling comprehensive analyses population functional genomics, are expected revolutionize conservation genomics.
About 100 km east of Rome, in the central Apennine Mountains, a critically endangered population ∼50 brown bears live complete isolation. Mating outside this is prevented by several bear-free territories. We exploited natural experiment to better understand gene and genomic consequences surviving at extremely small size. found that bear populations Europe lost connectivity since Neolithic times, when farming communities expanded forest burning was used for land clearance. In Italy, resulted...
During the late Pleistocene, early anatomically modern humans coexisted in Europe with archaic Neandertals for some thousand years. Under recent variants of multiregional model human evolution, and forms were different but related populations within a single evolving species, both have contributed to gene pool current humans. Conversely, Out-of-Africa considers transition between as result demographic replacement, hence it predicts genetic discontinuity them. Following most stringent...
We derive here two new estimators of admixture proportions based on a coalescent approach that explicitly takes into account molecular information as well gene frequencies. These can be applied to any type data (such DNA sequences, restriction fragment length polymorphisms [RFLPs], or microsatellite data) for which the extent diversity is related times. Monte Carlo simulation studies are used analyze behavior our estimators. show one them (mY) appears suitable estimating from because its...
Ethnic minorities in Northern Thailand, often referred to as Hill Tribes, are considered an ideal model study the different genetic impact of sex-specific migration rates expected matrilocal (women remain their natal villages after marriage and men move wife's village) patrilocal societies (the opposite is true). Previous studies identified such differences, but little known about possible interaction with another cultural factor that may potentially affect diversity, i.e. linguistic...
The European wild boar is an important game species, subjected to local extinctions and translocations in the past, currently enormously worryingly expanding some areas where management urgently required. Understanding relative roles of ancient recent events shaping genetic structure this species therefore not only interesting scientific issue, but it represents also basis for addressing future strategies. In addition, several pig breeds descend from boar, geographical location domestication...
Organisms provide some of the most sensitive indicators climate change and evolutionary responses are becoming apparent in species with short generation times. Large datasets on genetic polymorphism that can an historical benchmark against which to test for recent very rare, but exception is found brown-lipped banded snail (Cepaea nemoralis). This its thermal environment exhibits several polymorphisms shell colour banding pattern affecting albedo majority populations within native range...
Abstract Genetic biodiversity contributes to individual fitness, species' evolutionary potential, and ecosystem stability. Temporal monitoring of the genetic status trends wild populations' diversity can provide vital data inform policy decisions management actions. However, there is a lack knowledge regarding which metrics, temporal sampling protocols, markers are sufficiently sensitive robust, on conservation‐relevant timescales. Here, we tested six metrics various protocols (number...
Using RNA sequencing technology and de novo transcriptome assembly, we compared representative sets of wild domesticated accessions common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) from Mesoamerica. was extracted at the first true-leaf stage, assembly used to develop a reference transcriptome; final data set consists ∼190,000 single nucleotide polymorphisms 27,243 contigs in expressed genomic regions. A drastic reduction diversity (∼60%) is evident for form, with almost 50% that are polymorphic were brought...
Biological invasions represent some of the most severe threats to local communities and ecosystems. Among invasive species, vector-borne pathogen Xylella fastidiosa is responsible for a wide variety plant diseases has profound environmental, social economic impacts. Once restricted Americas, it recently invaded Europe, where multiple dramatic outbreaks have highlighted critical challenges its management. Here, we review recent advances on identification, distribution management X. insect...
Abstract Domesticated crops have been disseminated by humans over vast geographic areas. Common bean ( Phaseolus vulgaris L.) was introduced in Europe after 1492. Here, combining whole-genome profiling, metabolic fingerprinting and phenotypic characterisation, we show that the first common cultigens successfully into were of Andean origin, Francisco Pizarro’s expedition to northern Peru 1529. We reveal hybridisation, selection recombination shaped genomic diversity European parallel with...
Comparisons between archaeological findings and allele frequencies at protein loci suggest that most genes of current Europeans descend from populations have been expanding in Europe the last 10,000 years, Neolithic period. Recent mitochondrial data interpreted as indicating a much older, Paleolithic ancestry. In spatial autocorrelation study seven hypervariable (four microsatellites, two larger, tandem-repeat loci, sequence polymorphism) broad clinal patterns DNA variation were recognized....
The relative contribution of two parental populations to a hybrid group (the admixture proportions) can be estimated using not only the frequencies different alleles, but also degree molecular divergence between them. In this paper, we extend possibility case any number populations. newly derived multiparental estimator is tested by Monte Carlo simulations and generating artificial groups pooling mtDNA samples from human general properties (including variance) two-parental seem retained...
Analysis of genetic variation among modern individuals is providing insight into prehistoric events. Comparisons levels and patterns diversity with the predictions models based on archeological evidence suggest that spread early farmers from Levant was probably main episode in European population history, but both older more recent processes have left recognizable traces current gene pool.