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Data and Code for Publication "Testing the Utility of Dental Morphological Trait Combinations for Inferring Human Neutral Genetic Variation"
<p>Data and code for publication: H. Rathmann, H. Reyes-Centeno, Testing the utility of dental morphological trait combinations for inferring human neutral genetic variation. <em>Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A.</em> 117, 10769-10777 (2020). DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1914330117</p> <p>The repository contains:</p> <ul> <li>“R-code.txt”: R code for an exhaustive search algorithm testing the utility of dental morphological traits and trait combinations for inferring human neutral genetic variation.</li> <li>“dental trait frequencies.csv”: Data set with 27 dental morphological trait frequencies for 20 modern human populations worldwide used for analysis. Data from G. R. Scott, C. G. Turner, G. C. Townsend, M. Martinón-Torres, <em>The Anthropology of Modern Human Teeth</em> (Cambridge University Press, 2018). DOI: 10.1017/ 9781316795859</li> <li>“microsatellite loci mean sizes.csv”: Data set with 645 microsatellite mean allele sizes for 20 modern human populations worldwide used for analysis. Data from T. J. Pemberton, M. DeGiorgio, N. A. Rosenberg, Population structure in a comprehensive genomic data set on human microsatellite variation. <em>G3: Genes Genom. Genet.</em> 3, 891–907 (2013). DOI: 10.1534/g3.113.005728</li> <li>“utility estimates for 134217727 trait combinations.txt”: A large table with utility estimates for 27 dental morphological traits and all 134,217,700 possible trait combinations.</li> </ul> <p>Abbreviations for the 20 population names (rows) in “dental trait frequencies.csv” and “microsatellite loci mean sizes.csv” as follows:</p> <ul> <li>AUS = Australia</li> <li>CAS = Central Asia</li> <li>EAF = Eastern Africa</li> <li>EAS = East Asia</li> <li>EEU = Eastern Europe</li> <li>IND = India</li> <li>MAM = Mesoamerica</li> <li>MEL = Melanesia</li> <li>MIC = Micronesia</li> <li>NAF = North Africa</li> <li>NAM = North America</li> <li>NESI = Northeast Siberia</li> <li>NGU = New Guinea</li> <li>NWAM = Na-Dene</li> <li>POL = Polynesia</li> <li>SAM = South America</li> <li>SAN = San</li> <li>SEAS = Southeast Asia</li> <li>WEU = Western Europe</li> <li>WSAF = Sub-Saharan Africa</li> </ul> <p>Abbreviations for the 27 dental morphological trait names (columns) in “dental trait frequencies.csv” as follows:</p> <ul> <li>T1 = Winging (UI1)</li> <li>T2 = Shoveling (UI1)</li> <li>T3 = Double-Shoveling (UI1)</li> <li>T4 = Interruption Grooves (UI2)</li> <li>T5 = Tuberculum Dentale (UI2)</li> <li>T6 = Mesial Ridge (UC)</li> <li>T7 = Distal Accessory Ridge (UC)</li> <li>T8 = Hypocone (UM2)</li> <li>T9 = Carabelli Trait (UM1)</li> <li>T10 = Cusp 5 (UM1)</li> <li>T11 = Enamel Extensions (UM1)</li> <li>T12 = Peg-Reduced-Missing (UM3)</li> <li>T13 = Lingual Cusp Number (LP2)</li> <li>T14 = Groove Pattern (LM2)</li> <li>T15 = Cusp 6 (LM1)</li> <li>T16 = Cusp Number (LM2)</li> <li>T17 = Deflecting Wrinkle (LM1)</li> <li>T18 = Distal Trigonid Crest (LM1)</li> <li>T19 = Protostylid (LM1)</li> <li>T20 = Cusp 7 (LM1)</li> <li>T21 = Odontomes (UP-LP)</li> <li>T22 = Root Number (UP1)</li> <li>T23 = Root Number (UM2)</li> <li>T24 = Root Number (LC)</li> <li>T25 = Tomes’ Root (LP1)</li> <li>T26 = Root Number (LM1)</li> <li>T27 = Root Number (LM2)</li> </ul> <p>Abbreviations for the 645 microsatellite allele locus names (columns) in “microsatellite loci mean sizes.csv” as in T. J. Pemberton, M. DeGiorgio, N. A. Rosenberg, Population structure in a comprehensive genomic data set on human microsatellite variation. <em>G3: Genes Genom. Genet.</em> 3, 891–907 (2013). DOI: 10.1534/g3.113.005728</p>
Dataset From: Heteroaggregation between Charged and Neutral Particles
<p>The dataset for the publication "Heteroaggregation between Charged and Neutral Particles". DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.0c00667.</p> <p>Files containing data have .dat extension and are in text format.</p>
Validation results of Non-parametric models of pH Neutralization plant Dataset
<p>This repository contains a table with different validation results of a series of models tested in pH Neutralization plant and Clarke plant.</p> <p>In this case, the naming protocol was as follows: [plant name]_DataSet_[model variable].</p> <p>The content of every CSV file is presented as follows: </p> <p>Column 1: { name: Model_No, type: numeric integer, limit: None, description: Code to identifiy the model (Primary Key)}</p> <p>Column 2: { name: KS, type: numeric float, limits: [0 1], description: Kolgomorov-Smirnov test}</p> <p>Column 3: { name: AD, type: numeric float, limits: [0 1], description: Anderson-Darling test}</p> <p>Column 4: { name: SW, type: numeric float, limits: [0 1], description: Shapiro-Wilk test}</p> <p>Column 5: { name: WX, type: numeric float, limits: [0 1], description: Wilcoxon test}</p> <p>Column 6: { name: FIT, type: numeric float, limits: [-Inf 1], description: Goodness of Fit metric}</p> <p>Column 7: { name: TIC, type: numeric float, limits: [0 1], description: Theil Inequality Index}</p> <p>Column 8: { name: Willmott, type: numeric float, limits: [0 1], description: Willmott metric}</p> <p>Column 9: { name: Russell_Pr, type: numeric float, limits: [0 1], description: Phase of Russell }</p> <p>Column 10: { name: Russell_Mr, type: numeric float, limits: [0 Inf], description: Magnitude of Russell }</p> <p>Column 11: { name: SG_Mr, type: numeric float, limits: [-Inf 1], description: Sprague & Geers}</p> <p>Column 12: { name: Anova, type: numeric float, limits: [0 1], description: Anova test}</p> <p>Column 13: { name: Dvure, type: numeric float, limits: [0 100], description: Dvurecenska metric}</p> <p>Column 14: { name: DTW, type: numeric float, limits: [0 Inf], description: DTW metric}</p> <p>Column 15: { name: D_DTW, type: numeric float, limits: [0 Inf], description: derivative of DTW metric}</p>
Verification data for the Leipzig neutral ABL benchmark
<p>This dataset has been extracted from Letau (1950) to verify ABL models in neutral conditions.</p>
Data from: Genetic depletion at adaptive but not neutral loci in an endangered bird species
Many endangered species suffer from the loss of genetic diversity, but some populations may be able to thrive even if genetically depleted. To investigate the underlying genetic processes of population bottlenecks, we apply an innovative approach for assessing genetic diversity in the last known population of the endangered Pale-headed Brushfinch (Atlapetes pallidiceps) in Ecuador. First, we measure genetic diversity at eleven neutral microsatellite loci and adaptive SNP variation in five Toll-like receptor (TLR) immune system genes. Bottleneck tests confirm genetic drift as the main force shaping genetic diversity in this species and indicate a 99 % reduction in population size dating back several hundred years. Second, we compare contemporary microsatellite diversity with historic museum samples of A. pallidiceps, finding no change in genetic diversity. Third, we compare genetic diversity in the Pale-headed Brushfinch with two co-occurring-related brushfinch species (Atlapetes latinuchus, Buarremon torquatus), finding a reduction of up to 91% diversity in the immune system genes but not in microsatellites. High TLR diversity is linked to decreased survival probabilities in A. pallidiceps. Low TLR diversity is thus probably an adaptation to the specific selection regime within its currently very restricted distribution (approximately 200 ha), but could severely restrict the adaptive potential of the species in the long run. Our study illustrates the importance of investigating both neutral and adaptive markers to assess the effect of population bottlenecks and for recommending specific management plans in endangered species.
Data from: Differential changes in bone strength of two inbred mouse strains following administration of a sclerostin-neutralizing antibody during growth
Administration of sclerostin-neutralizing antibody (Scl-Ab) treatment has been shown to elicit an anabolic bone response in growing and adult mice. Prior work characterized the response of individual mouse strains but did not establish whether the impact of Scl-Ab on whole bone strength would vary across different inbred mouse strains. Herein, we tested the hypothesis that two inbred mouse strains (A/J and C57BL/6J (B6)) will show different whole bone strength outcomes following sclerostin-neutralizing antibody (Scl-Ab) treatment during growth (4.5 – 8.5 weeks of age). Treated B6 femurs showed a significantly greater stiffness (S) (68.8% vs. 46.0%) and maximum load (ML) (84.7% vs. 44.8%) compared to A/J. Although treated A/J and B6 femurs showed greater cortical area (Ct.Ar) similarly relative to their controls (37.7% in A/J and 41.1% in B6), the location of new bone deposition responsible for the greater mass differed between strains and may explain the greater whole bone strength observed in treated B6 mice. A/J femurs showed periosteal expansion and endocortical infilling, while B6 femurs showed periosteal expansion. Post-yield displacement (PYD) was smaller in treated A/J femurs (-61.2%, p < 0.001) resulting in greater brittleness compared to controls; an effect not present in B6 mice. Inter-strain differences in S, ML, and PYD led to divergent changes in work-to-fracture (Work). Work was 27.2% (p = 0.366) lower in treated A/J mice and 66.2% (p < 0.001) greater in treated B6 mice relative to controls. Our data confirmed the anabolic response to Scl-Ab shown by others, and provided evidence suggesting the mechanical benefits of Scl-Ab administration may be modulated by genetic background, with intrinsic growth patterns of these mice guiding the location of new bone deposition. Whether these differential outcomes will persist in adult and elderly mice remains to be determined.
Data from: Neutral processes forming large clones during colonization of new areas
In species reproducing both sexually and asexually clones are often more common in recently established populations. Earlier studies have suggested that this pattern arises due to natural selection favouring generally or locally successful genotypes in new environments. Alternatively, as we show here, this pattern may result from neutral processes during species' range expansions. We model a dioecious species expanding into a new area in which all individuals are capable of both sexual and asexual reproduction, and all individuals have equal survival rates and dispersal distances. Even under conditions that favour sexual recruitment in the long run, colonisation starts with an asexual wave. After colonisation is completed, a sexual wave erodes clonal dominance. If individuals reproduce more than one season, and with only local dispersal, a few large clones typically dominate for thousands of reproductive seasons. Adding occasional long-distance dispersal, more dominant clones emerge, but they persist for a shorter period of time. The general mechanism involved is simple: edge effects at the expansion front favour asexual (uniparental) recruitment where potential mates are rare. Specifically, our model shows that neutral processes (with respect to genotype fitness) during the population expansion, such as random dispersal and demographic stochasticity, produce genotype patterns that differ from the patterns arising in a selection model. The comparison with empirical data from a postglacially established seaweed species (Fucus radicans) shows that in this case a neutral mechanism is strongly supported.
Data from: Demographic stochasticity alters expected outcomes in experimental and simulated non-neutral communities
Theory has shown that the effects of demographic stochasticity on communities may depend on the magnitude of fitness differences between species. In particular, it has been suggested that demographic stochasticity has the potential to significantly alter competitive outcomes when fitness differences are small (nearly neutral), but that it has minimal effects when fitness differences are large (highly non-neutral). Here we test such theory experimentally and extend it to examine how demographic stochasticity affects exclusion frequency and mean densities of consumers in simple, but non-neutral, consumer-resource communities. We used experimental microcosms of protists and rotifers feeding on a bacterial resource to test how varying absolute population sizes (a driver of demographic stochasticity) affected the probability of competitive exclusion of the weakest competitor. To explore whether demographic stochasticity could explain our experimental results, and to generalize beyond our experiment, we paired the experiment with a continuous-time stochastic model of resource competition, which we simulated for 11 different fitness inequalities between competiting consumers. Consistent with theory, in both our experiments and our simulations we found that demographic stochasticity altered competitive outcomes in communities where fitness differences were small. However, we also found that demographic stochasticity alone could affect communities in other ways, even when fitness differences between competitors were large. Specifically, demographic stochasticity altered mean densities of both weak and strong competitors in experimental and simulated communities. These findings highlight how demographic stochasticity can change both competitive outcomes in non-neutral communities and the processes underlying overall community dynamics.
Data from: Evidence of neutral and adaptive genetic divergence between European trout populations sampled along altitudinal gradients
Species with a wide geographical distribution are often composed of distinct subgroups which may be adapted to their local environment. European trout (Salmo trutta species complex) provide an example of such a complex consisting of several genetically and ecologically distinct forms. However, trout populations are strongly influenced by human activities, and it is unclear to what extent neutral and adaptive genetic differences have persisted. We sampled 30 Swiss trout populations from heterogeneous environments along replicated altitudinal gradients in three major European drainages. More than 850 individuals were genotyped at 18 microsatellite loci which included loci diagnostic for evolutionary lineages and candidate markers associated with temperature tolerance, reproductive timing and immune defence. We find that the phylogeographic structure of Swiss trout populations has not been completely erased by stocking. Distinct genetic clusters corresponding to the different drainages could be identified, although nonindigenous alleles were clearly present, especially in the two Mediterranean drainages. We also still detected neutral genetic differentiation within rivers which was often associated with the geographical distance between populations. Five loci showed evidence of divergent selection between populations with several drainage-specific patterns. Lineage-diagnostic markers, a marker linked to a quantitative trait locus for upper temperature tolerance in other salmonids and a marker linked to the major histocompatibility class I gene were implicated in local adaptation and some patterns were associated with altitude. In contrast, tentative evidence suggests a signal of balancing selection at a second immune relevant gene (TAP2). Our results confirm the persistence of both neutral and potentially adaptive genetic differences between trout populations in the face of massive human-mediated dispersal.
Data from: Wolf in sheep's clothing: model misspecification undermines tests of the neutral theory for life histories
Understanding the processes behind change in reproductive state along life-history trajectories is a salient research program in evolutionary ecology. Two processes, state dependence and heterogeneity, can drive the dynamics of change among states. Both processes can operate simultaneously, begging the difficult question of how to tease them apart in practice. The Neutral Theory for Life Histories (NTLH) holds that the bulk of variations in life-history trajectories is due to state dependence and is hence neutral: Once previous (breeding) state is taken into account, variations are mostly random. Lifetime reproductive success (LRS), the number of descendants produced over an individual's reproductive life span, has been used to infer support for NTLH in natura. Support stemmed from accurate prediction of the population-level distribution of LRS with parameters estimated from a state dependence model. We show with Monte Carlo simulations that the current reliance of NTLH on LRS prediction in a null hypothesis framework easily leads to selecting a misspecified model, biased estimates and flawed inferences. Support for the NTLH can be spurious because of a systematic positive bias in estimated state dependence when heterogeneity is present in the data but ignored in the analysis. This bias can lead to spurious positive covariance between fitness components when there is in fact an underlying trade-off. Furthermore, neutrality implied by NTLH needs a clarification because of a probable disjunction between its common understanding by evolutionary ecologists and its translation into statistical models of life-history trajectories. Irrespective of what neutrality entails, testing hypotheses about the dynamics of change among states in life histories requires a multimodel framework because state dependence and heterogeneity can easily be mistaken for each other.
Data from: Climate variables explain neutral and adaptive variation within salmonid metapopulations: the importance of replication in landscape genetics
Understanding how environmental variation influences population genetic structure is important for conservation management because it can reveal how human stressors influence population connectivity, genetic diversity, and persistence. We used riverscape genetics modeling to assess whether climatic and habitat variables were related to neutral and adaptive patterns of genetic differentiation (population specific and pairwise FST) within five metapopulations (79 populations, 4,583 individuals) of steelhead trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) in the Columbia River Basin, USA. Using 151 putatively neutral and 29 candidate adaptive SNP loci, we found that climate-related variables (winter precipitation, summer maximum temperature, winter highest 5% flow events, and summer mean flow) often explained neutral and adaptive patterns of genetic differentiation within metapopulations, suggesting that climatic variation likely influences both demography (neutral variation) and local adaptation (adaptive variation). However, we did not observe consistent relationships between climate variables and FST across all metapopulations, underscoring the need for replication when extrapolating results from one scale to another (e.g., basin-wide to the metapopulation scale). Sensitivity analysis (leave-one-population-out) revealed consistent relationships between climate variables and FST within three metapopulations; however, these patterns were not consistent in two metapopulations likely due to small sample sizes (N = 10). These results provide correlative evidence that climatic variation has shaped the genetic structure of steelhead populations and highlight the need for replication and sensitivity analyses in land and riverscape genetics.
Data from: Allelic diversity for neutral markers retains a higher adaptive potential for quantitative traits than expected heterozygosity
The adaptive potential of a population depends on the amount of additive genetic variance for quantitative traits of evolutionary importance. This variance is a direct function of the expected frequency of heterozygotes for the loci which affect the trait (QTL). It has been argued, but not demonstrated experimentally, that long-term response to selection is more dependent on QTL allelic diversity than on QTL heterozygosity. Conservation programmes, aimed at preserving this variation, usually rely on neutral markers rather than on quantitative traits for making decisions on management. Here, we address, both through simulation analyses and experimental studies with Drosophila melanogaster, the question of whether allelic diversity for neutral markers is a better indicator of a high adaptive potential than expected heterozygosity. In both experimental and simulation studies, we established synthetic populations for which either heterozygosity or allelic diversity was maximized using information from QTL (simulations) or unlinked neutral markers (simulations and experiment). The synthetic populations were selected for the quantitative trait to evaluate the evolutionary potential provided by the two optimization methods. Our results show that maximizing the number of alleles of a low number of markers implies higher responses to selection than maximizing their heterozygosity.
Data from: Scalable, semi-automated fluorescence reduction neutralization assay for qualitative assessment of Ebola virus-neutralizing antibodies in human clinical samples
Antibody titers against a viral pathogen are typically measured using an antigen binding assay, such as an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), which only measures the ability of antibodies to identify a viral antigen of interest. Neutralization assays measure the presence of virus-neutralizing antibodies in a sample. Traditional neutralization assays, such as the plaque reduction neutralization test (PRNT), are often difficult to use on a large scale due to being both labor and resource intensive. Here we describe an Ebola virus fluorescence reduction neutralization assay (FRNA), which tests for neutralizing antibodies, that requires only a small volume of sample in a 96-well format and is easy to automate. The readout of the FRNA is the percentage of Ebola virus-infected cells measured with an optical reader or overall chemiluminescence that can be generated by multiple reading platforms and the readout is compatible with lytic and non-lytic viruses. Using blinded human clinical samples (EVD survivors or contacts) obtained in Liberia during the 2013–2016 Ebola virus disease outbreak, we demonstrate that FRNA-measured antibody titers are highly correlated with those measured by the Filovirus Animal Non-clinical Group (FANG) ELISA - the current standard for anti-EBOV antibody measurement with the important distinction of providing information on the neutralizing capabilities of the antibodies.
Data from: Heterozygosity and survival in blue tits (Cyanistes caeruleus): contrasting effects of presumably functional and neutral loci
The relationship between genetic diversity and fitness has important implications in evolutionary and conservation biology. This relationship has been widely investigated at the individual level in studies of heterozygosity-fitness correlations (HFC). General effects due to inbreeding and/or local effects at single loci have been used as explanations of HFC, but the debate about the causes of HFC in open, natural populations is still ongoing. Study designs that control for variation in the inbreeding level of the individuals, and knowledge on the function and location of the markers used to measure heterozygosity, are fundamental to understand the causes of HFC. Here we investigated correlations between individual heterozygosity and estimates of survival at different life-history stages in an open population of blue tits (Cyanistes caeruleus). For survival at the embryo, nestling and fledgling stage we used a full-sibling approach, i.e. we controlled for the level of inbreeding. We genotyped 1496 individuals with 79 microsatellites distributed across 25 chromosomes in another passerine and classified either as potentially functional (58 loci) or neutral (21 loci). We found different effects of standardized multilocus heterozygosity (SH): SHfunctional had a negative effect on the probability of hatching and local recruitment of females, whereas SHneutral had a positive effect on adult survival. The negative effects of functional loci are better explained by local effects, whereas the positive effects of neutral markers could reflect inbreeding effects in the population. Our results highlight the importance of considering the characteristics of the markers used in HFC studies and confirm the mixed effects of heterozygosity in different contexts (e.g. sex and life-history stage).
Data from: A single 17D Yellow Fever vaccination provides lifelong immunity; characterization of Yellow-Fever-specific neutralizing antibody and T-cell responses after vaccination
Introduction: Prompted by recent amendments of Yellow Fever (YF) vaccination guidelines from boost to single vaccination strategy and the paucity of clinical data to support this adjustment, we used the profile of the YF-specific CD8+ T-cell subset profiles after primary vaccination and neutralizing antibodies as a proxy for potentially longer lasting immunity. Methods and Findings: PBMCs and serum were collected in six individuals on days 0, 3, 5, 12, 28 and 180, and in 99 individuals >10 years after YF-vaccination. Phenotypic characteristics of YF- tetramer+ CD8+ T-cells were determined using class I tetramers. Antibody responses were measured using a standardized plaque reduction neutralization test (PRNT). Also, characteristics of YF-tetramer positive CD8+ T-cells were compared between individuals who had received a primary- and a booster vaccination. YF-tetramer+ CD8+ T-cells were detectable on day 12 (median tetramer+ cells as percentage of CD8+ T-cells 0.2%, range 0.07–3.1%). On day 180, these cells were still present (median 0.06%, range 0.02–0.78%). The phenotype of YF-tetramer positive CD8+ T-cells shifted from acute phase effector cells on day 12, to late differentiated or effector memory phenotype (CD45RA-/+CD27-) on day 28. Two subsets of YF-tetramer positive T-cells (CD45RA+CD27- and CD45RA+CD27+) persisted until day 180. Within all phenotypic subsets, the T-bet: Eomes ratio tended to be high on day 28 after vaccination and shifted towards predominant Eomes expression on day 180 (median 6.0 (day 28) vs. 2.2 (day 180) p = 0.0625), suggestive of imprinting compatible with long-lived memory properties. YF-tetramer positive CD8+ T-cells were detectable up to 18 years post vaccination, YF-specific antibodies were detectable up to 40 years after single vaccination. Booster vaccination did not increase titers of YF-specific antibodies (mean 12.5 vs. 13.1, p = 0.583), nor induce frequencies or alter phenotypes of YF-tetramer+ CD8+ T-cells. Conclusion: The presence of a functionally competent YF-specific memory T-cell pool 18 years and sufficient titers of neutralizing antibodies 35–40 years after first vaccination suggest that single vaccination may be sufficient to provide long-term immunity.
Data from: Neutral and selective processes drive population differentiation for Iris hexagona
Gene flow among widespread populations can be reduced by geographical distance or by divergent selection resulting from local adaptation. In this study, we tested for the divergence of phenotypes and genotypes among 8 populations of Iris hexagona. Using a genotyping-by-sequencing approach, we generated a panel of 750 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) and used population genetic analyses to determine what may affect patterns of divergence across I. hexagona populations. Specifically, genetic differentiation was compared between populations at neutral and nonneutral SNPs and detected significant differences between the 2 types of markers. We then asked whether loci with the strongest degree of population genetic differentiation were also the loci with the strongest association to morphology or climate differences, allowing us to test if pollinators or climate drive population differentiation or some combination of both. We found 2 markers that were associated with morphology and 1 marker associated with 2 of the environmental variables, which were also identified in the outlier analysis. We then show that the SNPs putatively under selection were positively correlated with both geographic distance and phenotypic distance, albeit weakly to phenotypic distance. Moreover, neutral SNPs were only correlated with geographic distance and thus isolation-by-distance was observed for neutral SNPs. Our data suggest that both deterministic and neutral processes have contributed to the evolutionary trajectory of I. hexagona populations.
Data from: Both trait-neutrality and filtering effects are validated by the vegetation patterns detected in the functional recovery of sand grasslands
Neutral theory of species assembly means that species assembly is governed by stochastic dispersal processes and fluctuations in established populations. An alternative theory suggests that assembly is strongly determined by functional trait filtering governed by abiotic and biotic filtering selecting species from the local species pool. To test these assumptions, in the current paper we analysed vegetation changes in the first 12 years of succession after heavy goose grazing on acidic sand. With trait-based analyses using permanent plots we addressed the following hypotheses: (i) High fluctuations in the trait values are typical in the first years; later a temporally divergent change in the trait patterns of sites with different vertical position became characteristic. (ii) In the functional diversity of regenerative and vegetative traits we expected different temporal patterns. We confirmed the first hypothesis, as in the first few years most traits displayed high fluctuations with no clear patterns. Our findings weakly supported the second hypothesis; while there were distinct patterns detected in the functional richness of traits, functional divergence and evenness displayed no clear distinctive patterns. We can conclude that both trait neutrality and filtering effects operate in the vegetation changes of the first period of secondary succession.
Data from: The relation between the neutrality index for mitochondrial genes and the distribution of mutational effects on fitness
We explore factors affecting patterns of polymorphism and divergence (as captured by the neutrality index) at mammalian mitochondrial loci. To do this, we develop a population genetic model that incorporates a fraction of neutral amino acid sites, mutational bias, and a probability distribution of selection coefficients against new nonsynonymous mutations. We confirm, by reanalyzing publicly available data sets, that the mitochondrial cyt-b gene shows a broad range of neutrality indices across mammalian taxa, and explore the biological factors that can explain this observation. We find that observed patterns of differences in the neutrality index, polymorphism and divergence are not caused by differences in mutational bias. They can, however, be explained by a combination of a small fraction of neutral amino acid sites, weak selection acting on most amino acid mutations, and differences in effective population size among taxa.
Data from: Adaptive and neutral markers both show continent-wide population structure of mountain pine beetle (Dendroctonus ponderosae)
Assessments of population genetic structure and demographic history have traditionally been based on neutral markers while explicitly excluding adaptive markers. In this study, we compared the utility of putatively adaptive and neutral single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) for inferring mountain pine beetle population structure across its geographic range. Both adaptive and neutral SNPs, and their combination, allowed range-wide structure to be distinguished and delimited a population that has recently undergone range expansion across northern British Columbia and Alberta. Using an equal number of both adaptive and neutral SNPs revealed that adaptive SNPs resulted in a stronger correlation between sampled populations and inferred clustering. Our results suggest that adaptive SNPs should not be excluded prior to analysis from neutral SNPs as a combination of both marker sets resulted in better resolution of genetic differentiation between populations than either marker set alone. These results demonstrate the utility of adaptive loci for resolving population genetic structure in a nonmodel organism.
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