This week, Patrick Gorring will lead a discussion on the paper, "Introgression and phenotypic assimilation in Zimmerius flycatchers (Tyrannidae): population genetic and phylogenetic inferences from genome-wide SNPs" by Rheindt et al (2014) in Systematic Biology. Here is what he has to say:
"This week’s paper comes courtesy of Harvard’s own bird brainiacs in conjunction with a collaborator in the biolabs. SNP data is gathered via RAD-tag methodology and is used to analyze a population level hybridization problem: the effect of phenotypic introgression on the genome at large. Bruno and I are considering a RADical approach for phylogenetics so this paper will also give information on SNP data’s potential usability at lower taxonomic levels."
"This week’s paper comes courtesy of Harvard’s own bird brainiacs in conjunction with a collaborator in the biolabs. SNP data is gathered via RAD-tag methodology and is used to analyze a population level hybridization problem: the effect of phenotypic introgression on the genome at large. Bruno and I are considering a RADical approach for phylogenetics so this paper will also give information on SNP data’s potential usability at lower taxonomic levels."
rheindt_et_al._-_2014_-_introgression_and_phenotypic_assimilation_in_zimmerius_flycatchers_tyrannidae_population_genetic_and_phylogene.pdf |