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Inferring past refugia and range dynamics through the integration of fossil, ni...
Mestre, Frederico; Barbosa, Soraia; Garrido-García, José António; Pita, Ricardo; Mira, António; Alves, Paulo Célio; Paupério, Joana; Searle, Jeremy B.Aim Reconstructing species' glacial refugial history and demographic changes over time has greatly relied on comparing inferences from multiple methods while not sufficiently acknowledging their limitations. Here, we aim to integrate as fully as possible complementary methods in ecology, genomics and palaeobiology to improve the reconstruction of species biogeographical history. Location South-western Europe. T...
Integrative approaches to guide conservation decisions: Using genomics to defin...
Barbosa, Soraia; Mestre, Frederico; White, Thomas; Paupério, Joana; Alves, Paulo C.; Searle, Jeremy B.Climate change and increasing habitat loss greatly impact species survival, requiring range shifts, phenotypic plasticity and/or evolutionary change for long-term persistence, which may not readily occur unaided in threatened species. Therefore, defining conservation actions requires a detailed assessment of evolutionary factors. Existing genetic diversity needs to be thoroughly evaluated and spatially mapped t...
Inferring past refugia and range dynamics through the integration of fossil, ni...
Mestre, Frederico; Barbosa, Soraia; Garrido-Garcia, José A.; Pita, Ricardo; Mira, António; Alves, Paulo C.; Paupério, Joana; Searle, Jeremy B.Aim: Reconstructing species' glacial refugial history and demographic changes over time has greatly relied on comparing inferences from multiple methods while not sufficiently acknowledging their limitations. Here, we aim to integrate as fully as possible complementary methods in ecology, genomics and palaeobiology to improve the reconstruction of species biogeographical history. Location: South-western Europe....
Palaeogenomic analysis of black rat (Rattus rattus) reveals multiple european i...
Yu, He; Jamieson, Alexandra; Hulme-Beaman, Ardern; Conroy, Chris J.; Knight, Becky; Speller, Camilla; Al-Jarah, Hiba; Eager, Heidi; Trinks, AlexandraThe distribution of the black rat (Rattus rattus) has been heavily influenced by its association with humans. The dispersal history of this non-native commensal rodent across Europe, however, remains poorly understood, and different introductions may have occurred during the Roman and medieval periods. Here, in order to reconstruct the population history of European black rats, we first generate a de novo genom...