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Emiliano Trucchi

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Long live the alien: is high genetic diversity a pivotal aspect of crested porcupine (Hystrix cristata) long-lasting and successful invasion?

2016

AbstractStudying the evolutionary dynamics of an alien species surviving and continuing to expand after several generations can provide fundamental information on the relevant features of clearly successful invasions. Here, we tackle this task by investigating the dynamics of the genetic diversity in invasive crested porcupine (Hystrix cristata) populations, introduced to Italy about 1500 years ago, which are still growing in size, distribution range and ecological niche. Using genome-wide RAD markers, we describe the structure of the genetic diversity and the demographic dynamics of theH. cristatainvasive populations and compare their genetic diversity with that of native African populatio…

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Ecological plant epigenetics: Evidence from model and non-model species, and the way forward

2017

Growing evidence shows that epigenetic mechanisms contribute to complex traits, with implications across many fields of biology. In plant ecology, recent studies have attempted to merge ecological experiments with epigenetic analyses to elucidate the contribution of epigenetics to plant phenotypes, stress responses, adaptation to habitat, and range distributions. While there has been some progress in revealing the role of epigenetics in ecological processes, studies with non-model species have so far been limited to describing broad patterns based on anonymous markers of DNA methylation. In contrast, studies with model species have benefited from powerful genomic resources, which contribute…

0106 biological sciences0301 basic medicineEPIGENOMIC DIVERSITY[SDV]Life Sciences [q-bio]Species distributionINDIVIDUAL VARIATIONPhenotypic plasticity01 natural sciencesGenomephenotypic plasticityEpigenesis GeneticDNA METHYLATION VARIATIONComputingMilieux_MISCELLANEOUS0303 health sciencesEcologyEcologybioinformatiikkagenomiikkaGenomicsPlantsBioinformatics; ecological epigenetics; genomics; phenotypic plasticity; response to environment; Ecology Evolution Behavior and Systematics[SDV.BIBS]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Quantitative Methods [q-bio.QM]HabitatepigenetiikkainternationalPHYSCOMITRELLA-PATENSresponse to environmentPERENNIAL HERBkasviekologiaEcological epigeneticsSEQUENCING DATAEvolutionBioinformaticsEcology (disciplines)GenomicsBiology010603 evolutionary biology[SDV.GEN.GPL]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Genetics/Plants genetics03 medical and health sciencesPolyploidBehavior and SystematicskasvitEpigeneticsEcosystemEcology Evolution Behavior and Systematics030304 developmental biologyHERB HELLEBORUS-FOETIDUSPhenotypic plasticityBioinformatics ; Ecological Epigenetics ; Genomics ; Phenotypic Plasticity ; Response To EnvironmentAmbientaleResponse to environmentDNA Methylation15. Life on landEcological realismPlant ecology030104 developmental biologyARABIDOPSIS-THALIANABioinformatics ecological epigenetics genomics phenotypic plasticity response to environmentAdaptation[SDE.BE]Environmental Sciences/Biodiversity and EcologyNATURAL-POPULATIONS
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Data from: Long live the alien: is high genetic diversity a pivotal aspect of crested porcupine (Hystrix cristata) long-lasting and successful invasi…

2016

Studying the evolutionary dynamics of an alien species surviving and continuing to expand after several generations can provide fundamental information on the relevant features of clearly successful invasions. Here, we tackle this task by investigating the dynamics of the genetic diversity in invasive crested porcupine (Hystrix cristata) populations, introduced to Italy about 1500 years ago, which are still growing in size, distribution range and ecological niche. Using genome-wide RAD markers, we describe the structure of the genetic diversity and the demographic dynamics of the H. cristata invasive populations and compare their genetic diversity with that of native African populations of …

medicine and health careHystrix crestataHistorical timeLife SciencesMedicineInbreedinghuman activitiesgene surfing
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