Tag Archives: ABC

Easy as ABC

Posted on 15 May, 2015 by Stacy Krueger-Hadfield

Determining the whens and hows of biological invasions using genetic data is a major goal of molecular ecology. One such tool is approximate Bayesian computation (ABC) which is being used for inferring invasion histories. In a new paper in Heredity, Benazzo et … Continue reading →

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C.L. Gloger's favorite owl

Posted on 10 Dec, 2014 by Rob Denton

Biologists love clines. We’ve been mentally masticating on clines for decades. Clines in body size. Clines in color. Clines in heart size! Clines that go in circles! Recognizing clinal patterns in phenotypes or genotypes is fun, but discovering the mechanisms behind … Continue reading →

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The Tortoise Time Warp

Posted on 5 Nov, 2014 by Rob Denton

Recent advances in genetic data analysis continue to provide the ability to reveal some amazingly detailed (and previously unattainable) information about species’ evolutionary history. In this recent study from Molecular Ecology, Dr. Ryan Garrick and colleagues use a variety of … Continue reading →

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