Genetic Diversity in American Trotting Horses
Read the article by Esdaile et al., just out in JHered https://doi.org/10.1093/jhered/esab070
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New blog post: The Proof is in the Pedigree
Learn about how Oliver Ryder and his team at the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance made the incredible discovery of condor parthenogenesis. Research article in the December 2021 issue of Journal of Heredity.
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Planning your next Genetics / Genomics / Evolution course?
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Conserving an urban toad
Read our final Editor's Choice article of the year by Neal et al.
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Pangolin Phylogeny Helps Save Them from Extinction
Read the JHered article by Gaubert et al. for free: https://doi.org/10.1093/jhered/esx097
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Humans are Sumatran rhinos biggest threat -- and last hope
Read the JHered article for free at https://doi.org/10.1093/jhered/esy019
photo by Dave Jenike, Cincinnati Zoo
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The 3 domains of conservation genetics
Boldly visualized by Brian Bowen with an Orlog metaphor, wherein the actions of the past and present influence future outcomes. FREE online
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New blog post: In a naturally-replicated experiment, cacti and flies stick together
Learn about the fascinating world of cactus-loving Drosophila species, which was the topic of Journal of Heredity's special issue in January!
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New blog post: The dichotomy in the diversity of vertebrate sex chromosome systems
AGA EECG award and Stephen J. O'Brien Award winner Dr. Will Gammerdinger explains the dichotomy in the diversity of vertebrate sex chromosome systems.
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New blog post: Where do wood frogs go when there
University of Alabama at Birmingham's Elise Keister explains Dr. Jared Homola et al.
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Online tool speeds response to elephant poaching by tracing ivory to source
Read the JHered article for free at https://doi.org/10.1093/jhered/esz058
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Migratory secrets of recovering whale species
Read the open access article by Carroll et al. at JHered https://doi.org/10.1093/jhered/esaa010
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Current issue has 3 EECG-awardee articles
Journal of Heredity issue 111-4 includes articles on their EECG-funded research by Daniel Portik (2015), Nicholas Kooyers (2017), and Rebekah Oomen (2019).
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How many angelfish dance in the sea?
FREE from Journal of Heredity: DiBattista et al. 2016 found discordance between genetic divergence and color-based taxonomy in the pygmy angelfish Centropyge flavissima complex. In a Letter in the current JHered issue, Delrieu-Trottin et al. offer another take on the number of distinct species in this complex. In response, DiBattista et al. argue their position on the 'devilish taxonomy' of these angels.
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Genetics show that the Florida kingsnake is really 3 species
Read the JHered article by Krysko et al. FOR FREE https://doi.org/10.1093/jhered/esw086
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Invasive Lionfish May Be Superfish Hybrids
Read the JHered article by Wilcox, Motomura, Matsunuma, and Bowen here: https://doi.org/10.1093/jhered/esx056
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Are Mendel’s Data Reliable?
On this sesquicentennial anniversary of the publication of Mendel's seminal work, our Council member (and pea geneticist) Norm Weeden examines the veracity of his data in this Perspective. FREE ONLINE ACCESS
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Researchers chart advances in marine mammal genetic sequencing
Online news outlet Phys.org highlights our Invited Review by Cammen et al. Read it for free: https://academic.oup.com/jhered/article/107/6/481/2622897/Genomic-Methods-Take-the-Plunge-Recent-Advances-in
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New blog post: Well-behaved cicadas, messy symbionts: an audio story about cicada mitochondrial genomes
Listen to our latest blog post, an audio story about Dr. Piotr Lukasik et al.
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Southeast Alaska wolves — Subspecies or not?
Further debate from experts on wolves in Southeastern Alaska and Mexico. TODAY in Journal of Heredity
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