Landscape Genetics: An Introduction with Dr. Rachael Dudaniec | EcolClips

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Every species underlies specific selection pressures. It evolves through time. But it's not all to the story. Also, the landscape can have strong effects on the way species evolve. These are summarized by the scientific discipline landscape, genetics.
We talked to Dr. Rachael Dudaniec from Macquarie University. Rachel is an expert on landscape genetics and could tell us how the landscape affects the evolution of species.

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This video is supported by Macquarie University.

Ischnura elegansimage: By Charles J. Sharp - Own work, from Sharp Photography, sharpphotography, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...

Galapagos giant tortoise: By Mfield, Matthew Field, http://www.photography.mattfield.com - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...

Further information:

Kardum Hjort, C., Paris, J.R., Smith, H.G. and Dudaniec, R.Y., 2024. Selection despite low genetic diversity and high gene flow in a rapid island invasion of the bumblebee, Bombus terrestris. Molecular Ecology, 33(2), p.e17212.

Dudaniec, R.Y., Carey, A.R., Svensson, E.I., Hansson, B., Yong, C.J. and Lancaster, L.T., 2022. Latitudinal clines in sexual selection, sexual size dimorphism and sex‐specific genetic dispersal during a poleward range expansion. Journal of Animal Ecology, 91(6), pp.1104-1118.

Common, L.K., Kleindorfer, S., Colombelli-Négrel, D. and Dudaniec, R.Y., 2023. Genetics reveals shifts in reproductive behaviour of the invasive bird parasite Philornis downsi collected from Darwin’s finch nests. Biological Invasions, 25(2), pp.563-581.

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