Determinants of genetic diversity

Sex speeds adaptation by altering the dynamics of molecular evolution

(2016) Michael J. McDonald et al.   NATURE

Accurate Non-parametric Estimation of Recent Effective Population Size from Segments of Identity by Descent

(2015) Sharon R. Browning et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF HUMAN GENETICS

Sex-linked genomic variation and its relationship to avian plumage dichromatism and sexual selection

(2015) Huateng Huang et al.   BMC EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY

Temporal Dynamics of Avian Populations during Pleistocene Revealed by Whole-Genome Sequences

(2015) Krystyna Nadachowska-Brzyska et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

The Iron age of host-microbe interactions

(2015) M. P. Soares et al.   EMBO REPORTS

Evaluating methods for estimating local effective population size with and without migration

(2015) Kimberly J. Gilbert et al.   EVOLUTION

Genetic Characterization of Human Populations: From ABO to a Genetic Map of the British People

(2015) Walter Bodmer   GENETICS

The Drosophila Genome Nexus: A Population Genomic Resource of 623 Drosophila melanogaster Genomes, Including 197 from a Single Ancestral Range Population

(2015) Justin B. Lack et al.   GENETICS

Accurate typing of short tandem repeats from genome-wide sequencing data and its applications

(2015) Arkarachai Fungtammasan et al.   GENOME RESEARCH

Full-genome evolutionary histories of selfing, splitting, and selection inCaenorhabditis

(2015) Cristel G. Thomas et al.   GENOME RESEARCH

Extensive de novo mutation rate variation between individuals and across the genome ofChlamydomonas reinhardtii

(2015) Rob W. Ness et al.   GENOME RESEARCH

Linked selection and recombination rate variation drive the evolution of the genomic landscape of differentiation across the speciation continuum ofFicedulaflycatchers

(2015) Reto Burri et al.   GENOME RESEARCH

Evolutionary genetic consequences of facultative sex and outcrossing

(2015) M. Hartfield   JOURNAL OF EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY

Regularity underlies erratic population abundances in marine ecosystems

(2015) J. Sun et al.   Journal of the Royal Society Interface

Molecular Evolution of Freshwater Snails with Contrasting Mating Systems

(2015) Concetta Burgarella et al.   MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND EVOLUTION

Recombination Rate Variation Modulates Gene Sequence Evolution Mainly via GC-Biased Gene Conversion, Not Hill–Robertson Interference, in an Avian System

(2015) Paulina Bolívar et al.   MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND EVOLUTION

Parent–progeny sequencing indicates higher mutation rates in heterozygotes

(2015) Sihai Yang et al.   NATURE

A global reference for human genetic variation

(2015) Richard A. Gibbs et al.   NATURE

Exploring population size changes using SNP frequency spectra

(2015) Xiaoming Liu et al.   NATURE GENETICS

Crossovers are associated with mutation and biased gene conversion at recombination hotspots

(2015) Barbara Arbeithuber et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Evolutionary analysis of the female-specific avian W chromosome

(2015) Linnéa Smeds et al.   Nature Communications

Natural Selection Constrains Neutral Diversity across A Wide Range of Species

(2015) Russell B. Corbett-Detig et al.   PLOS BIOLOGY

Elevated Mutation Rate during Meiosis in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

(2015) Alison Rattray et al.   PLoS Genetics

Extreme Recombination Frequencies Shape Genome Variation and Evolution in the Honeybee, Apis mellifera

(2015) Andreas Wallberg et al.   PLoS Genetics

Genetic, evolutionary and plant breeding insights from the domestication of maize

(2015) Sarah Hake et al.   eLife

Genetic Characterization of Human Populations: From ABO to a Genetic Map of the British People

(2015) Walter Bodmer   GENETICS

The Drosophila Genome Nexus: A Population Genomic Resource of 623 Drosophila melanogaster Genomes, Including 197 from a Single Ancestral Range Population

(2015) Justin B. Lack et al.   GENETICS

Contrasting X-Linked and Autosomal Diversity across 14 Human Populations

(2014) Leonardo Arbiza et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF HUMAN GENETICS

The impact of linked selection on plant genomic variation

(2014) T. Slotte   Briefings in Functional Genomics

Genome-wide signals of positive selection in human evolution

(2014) D. Enard et al.   GENOME RESEARCH

Mating systems and selection efficacy: a test using chloroplastic sequence data in Angiosperms

(2014) S. Glémin et al.   JOURNAL OF EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY

Recurrent Loss of Sex Is Associated with Accumulation of Deleterious Mutations in Oenothera

(2014) Jesse D. Hollister et al.   MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND EVOLUTION

The Relation between Recombination Rate and Patterns of Molecular Evolution and Variation in Drosophila melanogaster

(2014) José L. Campos et al.   MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND EVOLUTION

Transcriptome population genomics reveals severe bottleneck and domestication cost in the African rice (Oryza glaberrima)

(2014) Benoit Nabholz et al.   MOLECULAR ECOLOGY

Climate change selects for heterozygosity in a declining fur seal population

(2014) Jaume Forcada et al.   NATURE

Comparative population genomics in animals uncovers the determinants of genetic diversity

(2014) J. Romiguier et al.   NATURE

Inferring human population size and separation history from multiple genome sequences

(2014) Stephan Schiffels et al.   NATURE GENETICS

Turnover and accumulation of genetic diversity across large time-scale cycles of isolation and connection of populations

(2014) N. Alcala et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Landscape structure and the genetic effects of a population collapse

(2014) S. A. Caplins et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Strong male bias drives germline mutation in chimpanzees

(2014) O. Venn et al.   SCIENCE

Thinking too positive? Revisiting current methods of population genetic selection inference

(2014) Claudia Bank et al.   TRENDS IN GENETICS

Genomic identification and characterization of the pseudoautosomal region in highly differentiated avian sex chromosomes

(2014) Linnéa Smeds et al.   Nature Communications

Background Selection as Baseline for Nucleotide Variation across the Drosophila Genome

(2014) Josep M. Comeron   PLoS Genetics

Natural Selection Reduced Diversity on Human Y Chromosomes

(2014) Melissa A. Wilson Sayres et al.   PLoS Genetics

Interpretation of patterns of genetic variation in endemic plant species of oceanic islands

(2013) Tod F. Stuessy et al.   BOTANICAL JOURNAL OF THE LINNEAN SOCIETY

SLiM: Simulating Evolution with Selection and Linkage

(2013) Philipp W. Messer   GENETICS

Molecular hyperdiversity and evolution in very large populations

(2013) Asher D. Cutter et al.   MOLECULAR ECOLOGY

Meta-analysis reveals lower genetic diversity in overfished populations

(2013) Malin L. Pinsky et al.   MOLECULAR ECOLOGY

The Capsella rubella genome and the genomic consequences of rapid mating system evolution

(2013) Tanja Slotte et al.   NATURE GENETICS

Y-chromosome evolution: emerging insights into processes of Y-chromosome degeneration

(2013) Doris Bachtrog   NATURE REVIEWS GENETICS

Genomic signatures of selection at linked sites: unifying the disparity among species

(2013) Asher D. Cutter et al.   NATURE REVIEWS GENETICS

Is self-fertilization an evolutionary dead end?

(2013) Boris Igic et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Molecular hyperdiversity defines populations of the nematode Caenorhabditis brenneri

(2013) A. Dey et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Frequent adaptation and the McDonald-Kreitman test

(2013) P. W. Messer et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Evolutionary consequences of self-fertilization in plants

(2013) S. I. Wright et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

How does ecological disturbance influence genetic diversity?

(2013) Sam C. Banks et al.   TRENDS IN ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION

Genome sequencing and population genomics in non-model organisms

(2013) Hans Ellegren   TRENDS IN ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION

Length Distributions of Identity by Descent Reveal Fine-Scale Demographic History

(2012) Pier Francesco Palamara et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF HUMAN GENETICS

THE GENOMIC SIGNATURE OF SEXUAL SELECTION IN THE GENETIC DIVERSITY OF THE SEX CHROMOSOMES AND AUTOSOMES

(2012) Ammon Corl et al.   EVOLUTION

The Role of Background Selection in Shaping Patterns of Molecular Evolution and Variation: Evidence from Variability on the Drosophila X Chromosome

(2012) B. Charlesworth   GENETICS

Patterns of Neutral Diversity Under General Models of Selective Sweeps

(2012) G. Coop et al.   GENETICS

Evolutionary rescue in vertebrates: evidence, applications and uncertainty

(2012) E. Vander Wal et al.   PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Drift-barrier hypothesis and mutation-rate evolution

(2012) W. Sung et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Effective/census population size ratio estimation: a compendium and appraisal

(2012) Friso P. Palstra et al.   Ecology and Evolution

Revisiting an Old Riddle: What Determines Genetic Diversity Levels within Species?

(2012) Ellen M. Leffler et al.   PLOS BIOLOGY

Small but mighty: the evolutionary dynamics of W and Y sex chromosomes

(2011) Judith E. Mank   CHROMOSOME RESEARCH

Molecular Evidence for Ancient Asexuality in Timema Stick Insects

(2011) Tanja Schwander et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

Quantifying the Variation in the Effective Population Size Within a Genome

(2011) Toni I. Gossmann et al.   GENETICS

Comparative RNA sequencing reveals substantial genetic variation in endangered primates

(2011) G. H. Perry et al.   GENOME RESEARCH

How closely does genetic diversity in finite populations conform to predictions of neutral theory? Large deficits in regions of low recombination

(2011) R Frankham   HEREDITY

Natural Selection in Gene-Dense Regions Shapes the Genomic Pattern of Polymorphism in Wild and Domesticated Rice

(2011) J. M. Flowers et al.   MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND EVOLUTION

Skyline-plot methods for estimating demographic history from nucleotide sequences

(2011) SIMON Y. W. HO et al.   Molecular Ecology Resources

Inference of human population history from individual whole-genome sequences

(2011) Heng Li et al.   NATURE

Analyses of X-linked and autosomal genetic variation in population-scale whole genome sequencing

(2011) Srikanth Gottipati et al.   NATURE GENETICS

Variation in the mutation rate across mammalian genomes

(2011) Alan Hodgkinson et al.   NATURE REVIEWS GENETICS

Natural Selection Affects Multiple Aspects of Genetic Variation at Putatively Neutral Sites across the Human Genome

(2011) Kirk E. Lohmueller et al.   PLoS Genetics

Estimation of census and effective population sizes: the increasing usefulness of DNA-based approaches

(2010) Gordon Luikart et al.   CONSERVATION GENETICS

Natural selection shapes nucleotide polymorphism across the genome of the nematode Caenorhabditis briggsae

(2010) A. D. Cutter et al.   GENOME RESEARCH

Positive relationships between genetic diversity and abundance in fishes

(2010) MEGAN R. MCCUSKER et al.   MOLECULAR ECOLOGY

Fine-scale recombination rate differences between sexes, populations and individuals

(2010) Augustine Kong et al.   NATURE

The ratio of human X chromosome to autosome diversity is positively correlated with genetic distance from genes

(2010) Michael F Hammer et al.   NATURE GENETICS

Genomic Runs of Homozygosity Record Population History and Consanguinity

(2010) Mirna Kirin et al.   PLoS One

Nucleotide diversity in Silene latifolia autosomal and sex-linked genes

(2010) S. Qiu et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Evolution of the mutation rate

(2010) Michael Lynch   TRENDS IN GENETICS

Biased Gene Conversion and the Evolution of Mammalian Genomic Landscapes

(2009) Laurent Duret et al.   Annual Review of Genomics and Human Genetics

Amphioxus encodes the largest known family of green fluorescent proteins, which have diversified into distinct functional classes

(2009) Erin K Bomati et al.   BMC EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY

EFFECTIVE POPULATION SIZE AND THE FASTER-X EFFECT: EMPIRICAL RESULTS AND THEIR INTERPRETATION

(2009) Judith E. Mank et al.   EVOLUTION

Conservation Genetics and North American Bison (Bison bison)

(2009) P. W. Hedrick   JOURNAL OF HEREDITY

Mitochondrial DNA as a marker of molecular diversity: a reappraisal

(2009) N. GALTIER et al.   MOLECULAR ECOLOGY

Effective population size and patterns of molecular evolution and variation

(2009) Brian Charlesworth   NATURE REVIEWS GENETICS

Evidence for Variation in the Effective Population Size of Animal Mitochondrial DNA

(2009) Gwenael Piganeau et al.   PLoS One

Pervasive Natural Selection in the Drosophila Genome?

(2009) Guy Sella et al.   PLoS Genetics

A flexible forward simulator for populations subject to selection and demography

(2008) R. D. Hernandez   BIOINFORMATICS

Determination of Mitochondrial Genetic Diversity in Mammals

(2008) Benoit Nabholz et al.   GENETICS

Population frequencies of transposable elements in selfing and outcrossing Caenorhabditis nematodes

(2008) ELIE S. DOLGIN et al.   Genetics Research

To what extent do microsatellite markers reflect genome-wide genetic diversity in natural populations?

(2008) ÜLO VÄLI et al.   MOLECULAR ECOLOGY

Genetic consequences of habitat fragmentation in plant populations: susceptible signals in plant traits and methodological approaches

(2008) RAMIRO AGUILAR et al.   MOLECULAR ECOLOGY

A Catalog of Neutral and Deleterious Polymorphism in Yeast

(2008) Scott W. Doniger et al.   PLoS Genetics

Molecular ecological approaches to studying the evolutionary impact of selective harvesting in wildlife

(2007) DAVID W. COLTMAN   MOLECULAR ECOLOGY