A5031575783- Genetic diversity and population structure
- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- Identification and Quantification in Food
- Evolution and Paleontology Studies
- Forensic and Genetic Research
- Physiological and biochemical adaptations
- Ecology and biodiversity studies
- Animal Behavior and Reproduction
- Marine Biology and Ecology Research
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Chromosomal and Genetic Variations
- Avian ecology and behavior
- Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
- Plant and animal studies
- Amphibian and Reptile Biology
University of Washington
2021-2022
Oregon State University
2021
University of Florida
2010-2018
National Museum of Natural History
2010
Smithsonian Institution
2010
University of Maryland, College Park
2010
Insertion/deletion (indel) mutations, which are represented by gaps in multiple sequence alignments, have been used to examine phylogenetic hypotheses for some time. However, most analyses combine gap data with the nucleotide sequences they embedded, probably because datasets include few characters. Here, we report of 12,030 characters from an alignment avian nuclear genes using maximum parsimony (MP) and a simple likelihood (ML) framework. Both trees were similar, exhibited almost all...
Cellular energy production requires coordinated interactions between genetic components from the nuclear and mitochondrial genomes. This coordination results in coadaptation of interacting elements within populations. Interbreeding divergent gene pools can disrupt coadapted loci result hybrid fitness breakdown. While specific incompatible have been detected multiple eukaryotic taxa, extent genome that is influenced by mitonuclear not clear any species. Here, we used F2 hybrids two...
Cooperatively breeding birds employ a variety of mating strategies, and we do not fully understand group structure the range reproductive strategies used by members. We examined parentage in population Brown-headed Nuthatches (Sitta pusilla). genotyped 346 adults nestlings banded at 59 nests using nine microsatellite loci to determine relatedness compared results field observations marked individuals from 282 monitored 2006–2010. Based on observations, 23% were cooperative, only 13%...
Habitat fragmentation has often been implicated in the decline of many species. For habitat specialists and/or sedentary species, loss can result population isolation and lead to negative genetic effects. However, factors other than be important also need considered when assessing structure a We genotyped individuals from 13 populations cooperatively breeding Brown‐headed Nuthatch Sitta pusilla Florida test three alternative hypotheses regarding effects that might have on structure. A map...