Biodiversity Research Institute

Genomic signatures of historical pastoralism in Iberian livestock dogs

Livestock working dogs provide a powerful system for understanding how human cultural practices shape domestic animal genomes. Across Iberia, centuries of pastoralism and transhumance brought together dogs selected for distinct tasks, including livestock guarding and herding, yet...

Integrating in–situ data and remote sensing for the spatiotemporal assessment of alpine vegetation

Abstract Alpine plant communities are structured by fine–scale interactions among soil properties, topography and microclimatic conditions, but these gradients are difficult to monitor consistently across space and time. Field observations provide the ecological reference needed...

Large‐scale nuclear and plastid phylogenomic analyses inform an updated Angiosperm Phylogeny Group classification: APG V

Abstract We present here a revision of the APG classification that considers the extensive recent analyses of hundreds of nuclear and plastid genes for many angiosperm species. Although previous versions of the APG classification were largely based on uniparentally inherited mark...

Quantifying niche overlap and transgression in allopolyploid hybrids: Case study of Sorbus subgenus Aria

BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Apomixis, the formation of seeds without recombination, facilitates adaptation and persistence under environmental change. By preserving hybrid genotypes over long time periods, apomixis may conserve adaptive trait combinations from parental niche margins. We...

Using movement data from satellite telemetry to infer nesting status and breeding propensity of a colonial breeder, the American common eider (Somateria mollissima dresseri)

Abstract Background American common eiders ( Somateria mollissima dresseri ) are ecologically and culturally important sea ducks in northeastern North America. Female eiders may not breed every year, making breeding propensity (the proportion of sexually mature females breeding i...

Removing wolves did not reliably prevent domestic animal losses

Abstract Humans usually try to kill wild animals that they perceive as threats. However, many scientific findings have raised doubts that killing solves wildlife damage to property. With scant, low‐quality data, uncertainty persists. We reviewed recent studies of killing gray wol...