Recent development in genomic techniques--including next generation sequencing, whole genome scans and gene-expression pattern analysis--have enabled us to advance from a limited number of neutral markers to genome-wide estimates of functional genetic variation. Soon we may be able to 1) identify genetic mechanisms underlying inbreeding depression, 2) identify the role of phenotypic plasticity in the response to environmental changes, or 3) characterize the effects of habitat fragmentation on gene expression and genomic pathways. (Ouborg et al. 2010)
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Holly Strand Proposal Development Specialist WILD/Biology/Ecology Center 5230 Old Main Hill, NR 226 Utah State University Logan, UT 84322-5230 office: (435) 797-9246 email: holly.strand@usu.edu http://www.cnr.usu.edu/htm/propdev
Karen Mock, Wildland Resources Karen uses molecular tools to describe genetic variation at the landscape scale in a variety of species, including aspen, freshwater mussels, mountain pine beetles, frogs, bears, fish, deer, grouse and wild turkey. This kind of genetic information can be used to track individual animals, detect barriers to gene flow, assess genetic variation and inbreeding, describe dispersal patterns, and to test the validity of species and subspecies designations. She is particularly interested in linking ecological processes and landscape features (past and present) to patterns of genetic variation in natural populations. Her studies have been used to inform management decisions about wildlife translocations and conservation priorities. Recently, Karen’s lab has been exploring the use of emerging genomic tools in population analyses. These tools hold great promise for assessing patterns and rates of adaptation in rapidly changing environments. Foreign Languages: Spanish Research Tools: Some recent publications: Gordon IJ, Pettorelli N, Katzner T, Gompper ME, Mock K, Redpath S, Garner TWJ, Altwwegg R (2010) Editorial: International year of biodiversity: missed targets and the need for better monitoring, real action and global policy. Animal Conservation, 13, 113-114. Mock, KE, Brim Box J, Chong JP, Howard JH, Nez D, Wolf D, Gardner R(2010) Genetic structuring in the freshwater mussel Anodonta corresponds with major hydrologic basins in the western United States. Molecular Ecology, 19, 569-591.Penteriani V, Pettorelli N, Gordon IJ, Katzner T, Mock K, Redpath S, Altwegg R, Gompper ME (2010) Editorial: New European Union fisheries regulations could benefit conservation of marine animals. Animal Conservation, 13, 1-2.
Mock KE, Rowe CA, Hooten MB, DeWoody J, Hipkins VD (2008). Clonal dynamics in western North American aspen (Populus tremuloides). Molecular Ecology, 17, 4827-4844.
Paul Wolf, Biology Paul Wolf’s lab studies the evolution of plants and their genomes from ancient to recent time scales. The lab is able to assemble, annotate and analyze complete chloroplast genome sequences. Current projects include the “Green Tree of Life” which is an NSFfunded research program with the objective to resolve the primary pattern of evolutionary diversification among green plants and establish a model for doing so that will be applicable to other groups of organisms with long evolutionary histories. A fern specialist, Wolf is leveraging next generation high throughput sequencing technologies to examine ecological, genetic, morphological and historical patterns to understand the nature and evolution of one of these widespread species: the bracken fern, Pteridium aquilinum. Foreign Languages: British English Research Tools: Some recent publications: Barker, M. S. and P. G. Wolf. 2010. Unfurling fern biology in the genomics age. BioScience 60(3): 177-185. Wolf P.G., Der J.P., Duffy A.M., Davidson J.B., Grusz A.L., Pryer K.M. 2011. The evolution of chloroplast genes and genomes in ferns. Plant Molecular Biology 76: 251-261. Wolf, P.G., Roper, J.M., Duffy, A.M. 2010.The evolution of chloroplast genome structure in ferns. Genome 53: 731Campbell, T., S. W. Wang, H‐Y. Hsu, A. M. Duffy, and P. G. Wolf. 2010. Learning with Web Tools, Simulations, and Other Technologies in Science Classrooms. Journal of Science Education and Technology 19:505-511 Ellis, M. W. and P. G. Wolf. 2010. Teaching Species. Evolution: Education and Outreach 3: 89-98
Lab website: http://129.123.92.202/wolflab/wolflab/home.html
Chloroplast genome sequence of Huperzia lucidula or shining clubmoss.