We have a range of research interests within evolutionary genomics. We are using population genomic, transcriptomic and eDNA to approach research questions in Ecology and Evolution. We have specific interests in understanding genomic signatures of sexual conflict, the speciation process, and the evolutionary forces shaping genomic variation both in a fundamental context and within the realm of conservation biology.
Prospective Students
I am always happy to discuss research opportunities with prospective students. I have a wide range of projects available, ranging from summer projects to PhD.
Publications
Ara, M. G., McCulloch, G. A., Dutoit, L., Wallis, G. P., & Ingram, T. (2024). Genomics reveals repeated landlocking of diadromous fish on an isolated island. Ecology & Evolution, 14, e10987. doi: 10.1002/ece3.10987
Journal - Research Article
Verry, A. J. F., Mas-Carrió, E., Gibb, G. C., Dutoit, L., Robertson, B. C., Waters, J. M., & Rawlence, N. J. (2024). Ancient mitochondrial genomes unveil the origins and evolutionary history of New Zealand's enigmatic takahē and moho. Molecular Ecology, 33, e17227. doi: 10.1111/mec.17227
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Clark, A. C., Edison, R., Esvelt, K., Kamau, S., Dutoit, L., . . ., Alexander, A., & Gemmell, N. J. (2024). A framework for identifying fertility gene targets for mammalian pest control. Molecular Ecology Resources, 24, e13901. doi: 10.1111/1755-0998.13901
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Alvarez-Costes, S., Baker, C. S., Constantine, R., Carroll, E., Dutoit, L., Ferreira, S., … Gemmell, N., Gillum, J., … Rayment, W., … Urban, L., & Alexander, A. (2023, August). Reference genomes, genome-wide heterozygosity, and historical demography of Hector's (Cephalorhynchus hectori hectori) and Māui (Cephalorhynchus hectori maui) dolphins. Verbal presentation at the Queenstown Molecular Biology (QMB) Genomics Satellite, Queenstown, New Zealand.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Waters, J. M., Campbell, C. S. M., & Dutoit, L. (2023). Fish biogeography and hybridization: Do contemporary distributions predict introgression history? Evolution, 77(11), 2409-2419. doi: 10.1093/evolut/qpad147
Journal - Research Article
Dutoit, L., Mitchell, K. J., Dussex, N., Kemper, C. M., Larsson, P., Dalén, L., Rawlence, N. J., & Marx, F. G. (2023). Convergent evolution of skim feeding in baleen whales [Note]. Marine Mammal Science. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1111/mms.13047
Journal - Research Other
Dutoit, L., & McCulloch, G. A. (2023). Fun in facets: A flexible new tool for population genomics in R. Molecular Ecology Resources. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1111/1755-0998.13773
Journal - Research Other
van Galen, L. G., Orlovich, D. A., Lord, J. M., Nilsen, A. R., Dutoit, L., & Larcombe, M. J. (2023). Correlated evolution in an ectomycorrhizal host-symbiont system. New Phytologist. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1111/nph.18802
Journal - Research Article
Dufresnes, C., Dutoit, L., Brelsford, A., Goldstein-Witsenburg, F., Clément, L., López-Baucells, A., … Goudet, J. (2023). Inferring genetic structure when there is little: Population genetics versus genomics of the threatened bat Miniopterus schreibersii across Europe. Scientific Reports, 13(1), 1523. doi: 10.1038/s41598-023-27988-4
Journal - Research Article
Vaux, F., Dutoit, L., Fraser, C. I., & Waters, J. M. (2023). Genotyping-by-sequencing for biogeography. Journal of Biogeography, 50, 262-281. doi: 10.1111/jbi.14516
Journal - Research Other
Grosser, S., Dutoit, L., Foster, Y., Robertson, F., Fidler, A. E., Martini, D., Knapp, M., & Robertson, B. C. (2023). Genomic evidence of a functional RH2 opsin in New Zealand parrots and implications for pest control. New Zealand Journal of Zoology, 50(2), 341-349. doi: 10.1080/03014223.2022.2053554
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Stubbs, A., Dutoit, L., Foster, Y., Grosser, S., Jenkinson, T., McKinlay, B., Robertson, F., … Robertson, B. (2022). A genomics approach to kea (Nestor notabilis) conservation management. Proceedings of the 11th Australasian Ornithological Conference. 41. Retrieved from https://aocauckland.blogs.auckland.ac.nz/
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Prystupa, S., Dutoit, L., Foster, Y., Grosser, S., Robertson, F., Stubbs, A., … Robertson, B. (2022). Did the rodent eradication program impact the genetic health of an endemic bird species? A genomic investigation of the Lord Howe currawong. Proceedings of the 11th Australasian Ornithological Conference. 38. Retrieved from https://aocauckland.blogs.auckland.ac.nz/
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Dutoit, L., Nadachowska-Brzyska, K., Smeds, L., Kardos, M., Gustafsson, L., & Ellegren, H. (2022). Estimating contemporary effective population size in an island population of collared flycatchers (Ficedula albicollis). Proceedings of the 11th Australasian Ornithological Conference. 48. Retrieved from https://aocauckland.blogs.auckland.ac.nz/
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
McCulloch, G. A., Foster, B. J., Dutoit, L., & Waters, J. M. (2022). Repeated alpine flight loss within the widespread New Zealand stonefly Nesoperla fulvescens hare (Plecoptera: Gripopterygidae). Insect Systematics & Diversity, 6(6), 1. doi: 10.1093/isd/ixac027
Journal - Research Article
van Galen, L., Orlovich, D., Lord, J., Bohorquez, J., Nilsen, A., Summerfield, T., Dutoit, L., & Larcombe, M. (2022, May). Environment and host effects on New Zealand Nothofagus ectomycorrhizal fungal communities. Verbal presentation at the Fungal Network of New Zealand 35th New Zealand 'Virtual' Fungal Foray including the 20th Mycology Colloquium, [Online].
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Campbell, C. S. M., Dutoit, L., King, T. M., Craw, D., Burridge, C. P., Wallis, G. P., & Waters, J. M. (2022). Genome-wide analysis resolves the radiation of New Zealand's freshwater Galaxias vulgaris complex and reveals a candidate species obscured by mitochondrial capture. Diversity & Distributions, 28, 2255-2267. doi: 10.1111/ddi.13629
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Ragsdale, A., Ortega-Recalde, O., Dutoit, L., Besson, A. A., Chia, J. H. Z., King, T., Nakagawa, S., Hickey, A., Gemmell, N. J., Hore, T., & Johnson, S. L. (2022). Paternal hypoxia exposure primes offspring for increased hypoxia resistance. BMC Biology, 20, 185. doi: 10.1186/s12915-022-01389-x
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Fraser, C. I., Dutoit, L., Morrison, A. K., Pardo, L. M., Smith, S. D. A., Pearman, W. S., Parvizi, E., Waters, J., & Macaya, E. C. (2022). Southern hemisphere coasts are biologically connected by frequent, long-distance rafting events. Current Biology, 32, 3154-3160. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2022.05.035
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McCulloch, G. A., Dutoit, L., Craw, D., Kroos, G. C., & Waters, J. M. (2022). Genomics reveals exceptional phylogenetic diversity within a narrow-range flightless insect. Insect Systematics & Diversity, 6(2), 5. doi: 10.1093/isd/ixac009
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Rawlence, N. J., Salis, A. T., Spencer, H. G., Waters, J. M., Scarsbrook, L., Mitchell, K. J., … Dutoit, L., King, T. M., … Kennedy, M. (2022). Rapid radiation of Southern Ocean shags in response to receding sea ice. Journal of Biogeography, 49, 942-953. doi: 10.1111/jbi.14360
Journal - Research Article
Babio, L., Lokman, P. M., Damsteegt, E. L., & Dutoit, L. (2022). Are cell junctions implicated in the regulation of vitellogenin uptake? Insights from an RNAseq-based study in eel, Anguilla australis. Cells, 11, 550. doi: 10.3390/cells11030550
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Perry, B. J., Mohammadi Darestani, M., Ara, M. G., Hoste, A., Jandt, J. M., Dutoit, L., … Ingram, T., & Geoghegan, J. L. (2022). Viromes of freshwater fish with lacustrine and diadromous life histories differ in composition. Viruses, 14(2), 257. doi: 10.3390/v14020257
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Parvizi, E., Dutoit, L., Fraser, C. I., Craw, D., & Waters, J. M. (2022). Concordant phylogeographic responses to large-scale coastal disturbance in intertidal macroalgae and their epibiota. Molecular Ecology, 31, 646-657. doi: 10.1111/mec.16245
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Nadachowska-Brzyska, K., Dutoit, L., Smeds, L., Kardos, M., Gustafsson, L., & Ellegren, H. (2021, June). Estimating contemporary effective population size in an island population of collared flycatchers (Ficedula albicollis). Verbal presentation at the Virtual Evolution Conference, [Online].
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Eda, A. R. A., Centeno, F., Bishop, P., Godfrey, S., Dutoit, L., Rand, C., Easton, L., & Stanton, J. (2021). Evaluation of DNA extraction kits for examining skin microbial composition of New Zealand native frog. Proceedings of the University of Otago Student Research Symposium: Te Wānaka Rakahau: Ākoka. (pp. 26). [Abstract]
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
McCulloch, G. A., Guhlin, J., Dutoit, L., Harrop, T. W. R., Dearden, P. K., & Waters, J. M. (2021). Genomic signatures of parallel alpine adaptation in recently-evolved flightless insects. Molecular Ecology, 30, 6677-6686. doi: 10.1111/mec.16204
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Foster, Y., Dutoit, L., Grosser, S., Dussex, N., Foster, B. J., Dodds, K. G., … Robertson, F., … Robertson, B. C. (2021). Genomic signatures of inbreeding in a critically endangered parrot, the kākāpō. Genes Genomes Genetics, 11(11), jkab307. doi: 10.1093/g3journal/jkab307
Journal - Research Article
Stubbs, A., Dutoit, L., Foster, Y., Robertson, F., Van Stijn, T., & Robertson, B. (2021). Genetics to inform conservation management of kea (Nestor notabilis) in New Zealand. Proceedings of the University of Otago Student Research Symposium: Te Wānaka Rakahau: Ākoka. (pp. 58). [Abstract]
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Nadachowska-Brzyska, K., Dutoit, L., Smeds, L., Kardos, M., Gustafsson, L., & Ellegren, H. (2021). Genomic inference of contemporary effective population size in a large island population of collared flycatchers (Ficedula albicollis). Molecular Ecology, 30, 3965-3973. doi: 10.1111/mec.16025
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Cadzow, M., Dutoit, L., Senanayake, D., Bixley, M., & Faya, N. (2021). Otago bioinformatics spring school. Proceedings of the eResearch NZ Conference. (pp. 18-19). Retrieved from https://www.eresearchnz2021.org.nz
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
McCulloch, G. A., Foster, B. J., Dutoit, L., Harrop, T. W. R., Guhlin, J., Dearden, P. K., & Waters, J. M. (2021). Genomics reveals widespread ecological speciation in flightless insects. Systematic Biology, 70(5), 863-876. doi: 10.1093/sysbio/syaa094
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McCulloch, G. A., Madeira, P. T., Makinson, J. R., Dutoit, L., Blair, Z., Walter, G. H., … Purcell, M. F. (2021). Phylogenomics resolves the invasion history of Acacia auriculiformis in Florida. Journal of Biogeography, 48, 453-464. doi: 10.1111/jbi.14013
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Mugal, C. F., Wang, M., Backström, N., Wheatcroft, D., Ålund, M., Sémon, N., … Dutoit, L., … Ellegren, H. (2020). Tissue-specific patterns of regulatory changes underlying gene expression differences among Ficedula flycatchers and their naturally occurring F1 hybrids. Genome Research, 31(12), 1727-1739. doi: 10.1101/gr.254508.119
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Ruzicka, F., Dutoit, L., Czuppon, P., Jordan, C. Y., Li, X.-Y., Olito, C., … Connallon, T. (2020). The search for sexually antagonistic genes: Practical insights from studies of local adaptation and statistical genomics. Evolution Letters, 4(5), 398-415. doi: 10.1002/evl3.192
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Young, M. J., Dutoit, L., Robertson, F., van Heezik, Y., Seddon, P. J., & Robertson, B. C. (2020). Species in the faeces: DNA metabarcoding as a method to determine the diet of the endangered yellow-eyed penguin. Wildlife Research, 47(6), 509-522. doi: 10.1071/wr19246
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Parvizi, E., Fraser, C. I., Dutoit, L., Craw, D., & Waters, J. M. (2020). The genomic footprint of coastal earthquake uplift. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London: Series B, 287, 20200712. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2020.0712
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Ingram, T., Dutoit, L., Mikheev, P., Khan, S., & Schallenberg, M. (2020). Phenotypic, ecological and genomic variation in common bully (Gobiomorphus cotidianus) populations along depth gradients in New Zealand's Southern Great Lakes. Canadian Journal of Fisheries & Aquatic Sciences, 77(10), 1678-1687. doi: 10.1139/cjfas-2020-0015
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Ragsdale, A. K., Dutoit, L., Besson, A. A., King, T., Gemmell, N. J., Hore, T., & Johnson, S. L. (2020). Paternal hypoxia exposure primes offspring for increased hypoxia resistance. Integrative & Comparative Biology, 60(Suppl. 1), (pp. E192). doi: 10.1093/icb/icaa006
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Alexander, A., & Dutoit, L. (2020). Roe deer on ice: Selection despite limited effective population size through the Pleistocene. Molecular Ecology, 29, 2765-2767. doi: 10.1111/mec.15511
Journal - Research Other
Padovan, A., Chick, R. C., Cole, V. J., Dutoit, L., Hutchings, P. A., Jack, C., & Fraser, C. I. (2020). Genomic analyses suggest strong population connectivity over large spatial scales of the commercially important baitworm, Australonuphis teres (Onuphidae). Marine & Freshwater Research, 71(11), 1549-1556. doi: 10.1071/MF20044
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Donald, K. M., McCulloch, G. A., Dutoit, L., & Spencer, H. G. (2020). Population structure of the New Zealand whelk, Cominella glandiformis (Gastropoda: Buccinidae), suggests sporadic dispersal of a direct developer. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 130, 49-60. doi: 10.1093/biolinnean/blaa033
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Peters, J. C., Waters, J. M., Dutoit, L., & Fraser, C. I. (2020). SNP analyses reveal a diverse pool of potential colonists to earthquake-uplifted coastlines. Molecular Ecology, 29, 149-159. doi: 10.1111/mec.15303
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Cole, T., Dutoit, L., Dussex, N., Hart, T., Alexander, A., Frugone, M. J., … Ellenberg, U., … Mattern, T., … Waters, J. (2019). Receding ice drove rapid expansions in eight Southern Ocean penguins. Proceedings of the Genetics Society of Australasia (GSA) Conference. Retrieved from https://event.crowdcompass.com/gsa2019
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Ragsdale, A., Dutoit, L., Chia, J., Gemmell, N., & Johnson, S. (2019). It's in your head: How echoes of the past shape future progeny. Proceedings of the Genetics Society of Australasia (GSA) Conference. Retrieved from https://event.crowdcompass.com/gsa2019
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Foster, Y. A. L., Dutoit, L., & Robertson, B. C. (2019). Genomic architecture of inbreeding in all living adults of the critically endangered kākāpō parrot (Strigops habroptilus). Proceedings of the Genetics Society of Australasia (GSA) Conference. Retrieved from https://event.crowdcompass.com/gsa2019
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Cole, T. L., Dutoit, L., Dussex, N., Hart, T., Alexander, A., Younger, J. L., … Ellenberg, U., … Mattern, T., … Waters, J. M. (2019). Receding ice drove parallel expansions in Southern Ocean penguins. PNAS, 116(52), 26690-26696. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1904048116
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Young, M. J., Robertson, F., Dutoit, L., Mattern, T., Seddon, P. J., Robertson, B. C., & van Heezik, Y. (2019). Evidence for declining diet quality of mainland yellow-eyed penguins (Megadyptes antipodes): Is this their final dive? Proceedings of the 10th International Penguin Conference (IPC10). (pp. 73). Retrieved from https://www.penguin-conference.com
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Cole, T. L., Dutoit, L., Dussex, N., Hart, T., Alexander, A., Frugone, M. J., … Ellenberg, U., … Mattern, T., … Waters, J. M. (2019). Contrasting demographic histories between widespread and endemic penguin taxa. Proceedings of the 10th International Penguin Conference (IPC10). (pp. 39-40). Retrieved from https://www.penguin-conference.com
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Rexer-Huber, K., Veale, A. J., Catry, P., Cherel, Y., Dutoit, L., Foster, Y., … Waters, J., & Robertson, B. C. (2019). Genomics detects population structure within and between ocean basins in a circumpolar seabird: The white-chinned petrel. Molecular Ecology, 28, 4552-4572. doi: 10.1111/mec.15248
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McCulloch, G. A., Foster, B. J., Dutoit, L., Ingram, T., Hay, E., Veale, A. J., Dearden, P. K., & Waters, J. M. (2019). Ecological gradients drive insect wing loss and speciation: The role of the alpine treeline. Molecular Ecology, 28, 3141-3150. doi: 10.1111/mec.15114
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Dutoit, L., Mugal, C. F., Bolívar, P., Wang, M., Nadachowska-Brzyska, K., Smeds, L., … Ellegren, H. (2018). Sex‐biased gene expression, sexual antagonism and levels of genetic diversity in the collared flycatcher (Ficedula albicollis) genome. Molecular Ecology, 27(18), 3572-3581. doi: 10.1111/mec.14789
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Bolívar, P., Mugal, C. F., Rossi, M., Nater, A., Wang, M., Dutoit, L., & Ellegren, H. (2018). Biased inference of selection due to GC-biased gene conversion and the rate of protein evolution in flycatchers when accounting for it. Molecular Biology & Evolution, 35(10), 2475-2486. doi: 10.1093/molbev/msy149
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Connallon, T., Olito, C., Dutoit, L., Papoli, H., Ruzicka, F., & Yong, L. (2018). Local adaptation and the evolution of inversions on sex chromosomes and autosomes. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B, 373(1757), 20170423. doi: 10.1098/rstb.2017.0423
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Dutoit, L., Vijay, N., Mugal, C. F., Bossu, C. M., Burri, R., Wolf, J., & Ellegren, H. (2017, January). Co-variation in levels of nucleotide diversity in homologous regions of the avian genome long after completion of lineage sorting. Verbal presentation at the 50th Population Genetics Group Annual Meeting (PopGroup 50), Cambridge, UK.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Dutoit, L., Burri, R., Nater, A., Mugal, C. F., & Ellegren, H. (2017). Genomic distribution and estimation of nucleotide diversity in natural populations: Perspectives from the collared flycatcher (Ficedula albicollis) genome. Molecular Ecology Resources, 17(4), 586-597. doi: 10.1111/1755-0998.12602
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Dutoit, L., Vijay, N., Mugal, C. F., Bossu, C. M., Burri, R., Wolf, J., & Ellegren, H. (2017). Covariation in levels of nucleotide diversity in homologous regions of the avian genome long after completion of lineage sorting. Proceedings of the Royal Society B, 284(1849), 20162756. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2016.2756
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Dutoit, L. (2016). Co-variation in levels of nucleotide diversity in the avian genome long after completion of lineage sorting. Proceedings of the 22nd European Annual Meeting for PhD Students in Evolutionary Biology (EMPSEB 22). (pp. 37). Retrieved from https://empseb22dotorg.wordpress.com
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Uebbing, S., Künstner, A., Mäkinen, H., Backström, N., Bolivar, P., Burri, R., Dutoit, L., … Ellegren, H. (2016). Divergence in gene expression within and between two closely related flycatcher species. Molecular Ecology, 25(9), 2015-2028. doi: 10.1111/mec.13596
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Dutoit, L. (2015, September). Conservation of the genetic diversity landscape across two distantly related passerine species. Verbal presentation at the 21st European Annual Meeting for PhD Students in Evolutionary Biology (EMPSEB 21), Stirling, UK.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Dutoit, L. (2015, June). Guidelines for samping of genetic diversity based on whole-genome re-sequencing data from collared flycatchers (Ficedula albicollis). Poster session presented at the Evolution, Guarujá, Brazil.
Conference Contribution - Poster Presentation (not in published proceedings)
Witsenburg, F., Clément, L., López-Baucells, A., Palmeirim, J., Pavlinić, I., Scaravelli, D., … Dutoit, L., … Christe, P. (2015). How a haemosporidian parasite of bats gets around: The genetic structure of a parasite, vector and host compared. Molecular Ecology, 24(4), 926-940. doi: 10.1111/mec.13071
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Burri, R., Nater, A., Kawakami, T., Mugal, C. F., Olason, P. I., Smeds, L., … Dutoit, L., … Ellegren, H. (2015). Linked selection and recombination rate variation drive the evolution of the genomic landscape of differentiation across the speciation continuum of Ficedula flycatchers. Genome Research, 25(11), 1656-1665. doi: 10.1101/gr.196485.115
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Dutoit, L., Vijay, N., Kawakami, T., Burri, R., Wolf, J., & Ellegren, H. (2014, January). Conservation of local levels of genetic diversity between two distantly related bird species. Poster session presented at the 47th Population Genetics Group Annual Meeting (PopGroup 47), Bath, UK.
Conference Contribution - Poster Presentation (not in published proceedings)