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Salt flat microbial diversity and population structure along a salinity gradient
<p>In this study, we examined the abundance of microbial communities in coastal sabkha and sabkha-shore regions in Abu Dhabi, UAE using 16s rDNA, and performed whole-genome metagenome analysis to elucidate the genetic heterogeneity of microbial species. Based on the 16s rDNA based prokaryotic microbial profile, we identified unusual coastal sabkha-specific microbial communities, consistent with the whole genome metagenome analysis. Out of 225 assembled microbial metagenomes, we analyzed 82 of the most abundant assembled genomes at the order and class taxonomic levels. We observed diversity was higher for some microbial populations on the inner regions of the sabkha as well as outside it, although the overall population diversity was higher within the sabkha. Our results show genetic structure over local spatial scales, different level of homologous recombination for different species as well as gene-specific selective sweeps. These results pave the way to understanding the ecological roles, salt stress tolerance mechanisms, and potential applications of sabkha microbial genes.</p>
Data from: Ecological genetics of Juglans nigra: differences in early growth patterns of natural populations
<p>Many boreal and temperate forest tree species distributed across large geographic ranges are composed of populations adapted to the climate they inhabit. Forestry provenance studies and common gardens provide evidence of local adaptation to climate when associations between fitness traits and the populations' home climates are observed. Most studies that evaluate tree height as a fitness trait do so at a specific point in time. In this study, we elucidate differences in early growth patterns in black walnut (<em>Juglans nigra L.</em>) populations by modeling height growth from seed up to age 11. The data comprise tree height measurements between ages 2 to 11 for 52 natural populations of black walnut collected through its geographic range and planted in one or more of 3 common gardens. We use the Chapman-Richards growth model in a mixed-effects framework and test whether populations differ in growth patterns by incorporating populations' home climate into the model. In addition, we evaluate differences in populations' absolute growth and relative growth based on the fitted model. Models indicated that populations from warmer climates had the highest cumulative growth through time, with differences in average tree height between populations from home climates with a mean annual temperature (MAT) of 13 °C and of 7 °C estimated to be as high as 80% at age 3. Populations from warmer climates were also estimated to have higher and earlier maximum absolute growth rate than populations from colder climates. In addition, populations from warm climates were predicted to have higher relative growth rates at any given tree size. Results indicate that natural selection may shape early growth patterns of populations within a tree species, suggesting that fast early growth rates are likely selected for in relatively mild environments where competition rather than tolerance to environmental stressors becomes the dominant selection pressure.</p>
A protective HLA extended haplotype outweighs the major COVID-19 risk factor inherited from Neanderthals in the Sardinian population
<p>Sardinia has one of the lowest incidences of hospitalization and related mortality in Europe. In this dataset we reported 358 patients with COVID-19, in which we evaluated the frequency of the Neanderthal risk locus variant on chromosome 3 (rs35044562), considered to be a major risk factor for a severe SARS-CoV-2 disease course.</p>
Population differentiation and intraspecific genetic admixture in two Eucryptorrhynchus weevils (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) across northern China
<p><span>Inreasing damage of pests in agriculture and forestry can arise both as a consequence of changes in local species and through the introduction of alien species. In this study, we used population genetics approaches to examine population processes of two pests of the tree-of-heaven trunk weevil (TTW), <em>Eucryptorrhynchus brandti</em> (Harold) and the tree-of-heaven root weevil (TRW), <em>E. scrobiculatus</em> (Motschulsky) on the tree-of-heaven across their native range of China. We analyzed the population genetics of the two weevils based on ten highly polymorphic microsatellite markers. Population genetic diversity analysis showed strong population differentiation among populations of each species, with FST ranges from 0.0197 to 0.6650 and from -0.0724 to 0.6845, respectively. Populations from the same geographical areas can be divided into different genetic clusters, and the same genetic cluster contained populations from different geographical populations, pointing to dispersal of the weevils possibly being human-mediated. Redundancy analysis showed that the independent effects of environment and geography could account for 93.94% and 29.70% of the explained genetic variance in TTW, and 41.90% and 55.73% of the explained genetic variance in TRW, respectively, indicating possible impacts of local climates on population genetic differentiation. Our study helps to uncover population genetic processes of these local pest species with relevance to control methods.</span></p>
Data from: Historical surveys reveal a long-term decline in muskrat populations
<p>The muskrat (<i>Ondatra zibethicus</i>) is an iconic species in Canada, valued for both its fur and its integral role in wetland ecosystems, and widely regarded for its perseverance. However, the resilience of this semi-aquatic mammal seems to be in question now as increasing evidence points to widespread population declines. Recent analyses of harvest data across North America suggest a reduction in their numbers, but this has not been widely corroborated by population surveys. In this study we replicated historic muskrat house count surveys at two large Great Lakes coastal wetlands and present confirmation that declines in muskrat harvest correspond to actual declines in muskrat abundance. At the Point Pelee National Park marsh and the Matchedash Bay-Gray Marsh wetland we found that mean muskrat house counts declined by 93% and 91% respectively between historic surveys 40-50 years ago and contemporary surveys over the past seven years. The factors responsible for these dramatic declines remain unclear but there may be a relationship with changes in the habitat quality of these wetlands that have occurred over the same time frame. Not only is the loss of muskrats an issue for the resulting loss of the wetland ecosystem services they provide, but it may be an indication of broader marsh ecosystem degradation. As such, a scarcity of muskrats should be considered a red flag for the state of biodiversity in our wetlands. Continued surveys and ongoing research are needed to shed more light on the current status of muskrat populations and their marsh habitats across their native range.</p>
Data from: Modeling the impact of birth control policies on China's population and age: effects of delayed births and minimum birth age constraints
<p>We consider age-structured models with an imposed refractory period between births. These models can be used to formulate alternative population control strategies to China's one-child policy. By allowing any number of births, but with an imposed delay between births, we show how the total population can be decreased and how a relatively older age distribution can be generated. This delay represents a more "continuous" form of population management for which the strict one-child policy is a limiting case. Such a policy approach could be more easily accepted by society. Our analyses provide an initial framework for studying demographics and how social constraints influence population structure.</p> <p>This dataset includes the raw population data for 1981 China and 2000 Japan, and some Matlab code files used to process such raw data and produce predictions.</p>
IIb-RAD-seq coupled with random forest classification indicates regional population structuring and sex-specific differentiation in salmon lice (Lepeophtheirus salmonis)
<p><span>The aquaculture industry has been dealing with salmon lice problems forming serious threats to salmonid farming. Several treatment approaches have been used to control the parasite. Treatment effectiveness must be optimized, and the systematic genetic differences between sub-populations must be studied to monitor louse species and enhance targeted control measures. We have used IIb-RAD sequencing in tandem with a random forest classification algorithm to detect the regional genetic structure of the Norwegian salmon lice and identify important markers for sex differentiation of this species. We identified 19428 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) from 95 individuals of salmon lice. These SNPs, however, were not able to distinguish differential structure of lice populations. Using the random forest algorithm, we selected 91 SNPs important for geographical classification and 14 SNPs important for sex classification. The geographically important SNP data substantially improved the genetic understanding of the population structure and classified regional demographic clusters along the Norwegian coast. </span><span>We also uncovered SNP markers that could help determine the sex of the salmon louse. </span><span>A large portion of the SNPs identified to be under directional selection were also ranked highly important by random forest. According to our findings, there is a regional population structure of salmon lice associated with the geographical location along the Norwegian coastline.</span></p>
Fig. 1 in Effect Of Farming And Rainfall On The Species Diversity, Population Density And Community Structure Of Birds Breeding In The Kalahari Woodland, Ne Namibia
Fig. 1. The location of the transect (indicated with red arrow).
Fig. 2 in Effect Of Farming And Rainfall On The Species Diversity, Population Density And Community Structure Of Birds Breeding In The Kalahari Woodland, Ne Namibia
Fig. 2. Monthly rainfall in Katima Mulilo in 2014 and 2015.
Fig. 4 in Effect Of Farming And Rainfall On The Species Diversity, Population Density And Community Structure Of Birds Breeding In The Kalahari Woodland, Ne Namibia
Fig. 4. Percentage of main nesting guilds in 2014 and 2015.
The Effects of Terrain Properties upon the Small Crater Population Distribution at Giordano Bruno: Implications for Lunar Chronology
<p>Derived data files from Williams et al. (2022) The Effects of Terrain Properties upon the Small Crater Population Distribution at Giordano Bruno: Implications for Lunar Chronology, submitted.</p>
Gene flow between wild trees and cultivated varieties shapes the genetic structure of sweet chestnut (Castanea sativa Mill.) populations
<p>The sweet chestnut orchards (<em>Castanea sativa</em> Mill.) are traditionally planted in the northern Adriatic region. This study investigates their population structure, as well as the genetic background of three toponymous clonal varieties. Six genomic simple sequence repeat (gSSR) and nine EST-derived SSR (EST-SSR) loci were utilized in this study. We have identified five closely related clones, which represent a singular, polyclonal marron variety, found in all three cultivation areas, acompanied by many hybrids, resulting from the breeding between cultivated and wild chestnuts. </p>
No major cost of evolved survivorship in Drosophila melanogaster populations coevolving with Pseudomonas entomophila
<p><span>Rapid exaggeration of host and pathogen traits via arms race dynamics is one possible outcome of host-pathogen coevolution. However, the exaggerated traits are expected to incur costs in terms of resource investment in other life-history traits. The current study investigated the costs associated with evolved traits in a host-pathogen coevolution system. We used the <em>Drosophila melanogaster</em> (host)-<em>Pseudomonas entomophila</em> (pathogen) system to experimentally derive two selection regimes, one where the host and pathogen both coevolved, and the other, where only the host evolved against a non-evolving pathogen. After 17 generations of selection, we found that hosts from both selected populations had better post-infection survivorship than controls. Even though the coevolving populations tended to have better survivorship post-infection, we found no clear evidence that the two selection regimes were significantly different from each other.. There was weak evidence for the coevolving pathogens being more virulent than the ancestral pathogen. We found no major cost of increased post-infection survivorship. The costs were not different between the coevolving hosts and the hosts evolving against a non-evolving pathogen. We found no evolved costs in the coevolving pathogens. Thus, our results suggest that increased host immunity and pathogen virulence may not be costly.</span></p>
Fig. 3 in Genetic Differentiation Of Ukrainian Populations Of Eusomus Ovulum (Coleoptera, Curculionidae): Evidence Of Multiple Hybrid Speciation
Fig. 3. Polyclonal structure of studied Eusomus ovlulum samples inUkraine.
Fig. 2 in Genetic Differentiation Of Ukrainian Populations Of Eusomus Ovulum (Coleoptera, Curculionidae): Evidence Of Multiple Hybrid Speciation
Fig. 2. The electrophoretic spectra of the esterases in the Eusomus ovulum specimens.
Fig. 1 in Genetic Differentiation Of Ukrainian Populations Of Eusomus Ovulum (Coleoptera, Curculionidae): Evidence Of Multiple Hybrid Speciation
Fig. 1. Geographic localization of Eusomus ovulum samples.
Fig. 3 in Population Densities And Community Structure Of Birds Breeding In A Suburban Wooded Grassland In The Highveld Of Lesotho
Fig. 3. Comparison of main feeding (A) and nesting (B) guilds in avian community in 1998 and 2001.
Fig. 4 in Phenotypic Diversities Of Four Populations Of Clarias Gariepinus (Siluriformes, Clariidae) Obtained From Ogun And Ondo State Waterbodies In South-Western Nigeria
Fig. 4. PCA loadings for meristics of Clarias gariepinus obtained from the four rivers.
Fig. 2 in Phenotypic Diversities Of Four Populations Of Clarias Gariepinus (Siluriformes, Clariidae) Obtained From Ogun And Ondo State Waterbodies In South-Western Nigeria
Fig. 2. PCA loadings for the morphometrics of Clarias gariepinus obtained from the four rivers.
T a b l e 4 in Molecular Characterization Of Lates Niloticus (Perciformes, Latidae) Populations From Three Nigerian Waterbodies Using Random Amplified Polymorphic Dna And Microsatellite Markers
T a b l e 4. Microsatellites results
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