Putting the "landscape" in landscape genetics

A Storfer; M A Murphy; J S Evans; C S Goldberg; S Robinson; S F Spear; R Dezzani; E Delmelle; L Vierling; L P Waits

doi:10.1038/sj.hdy.6800917

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Putting the "landscape" in landscape genetics

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Putting the "landscape" in landscape genetics

A Storfer, M A Murphy, J S Evans, C S Goldberg, S Robinson, S F Spear, R Dezzani, E Delmelle, L Vierling and L P Waits

Heredity, Vol.98(3), pp.128-142

03/2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.hdy.6800917

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https://hdl.handle.net/2376/108155

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Genetic Variation

Genetics, Population

Data Interpretation, Statistical

Animals

Ecosystem

Genetics

Models, Genetic

Landscape genetics has emerged as a new research area that integrates population genetics, landscape ecology and spatial statistics. Researchers in this field can combine the high resolution of genetic markers with spatial data and a variety of statistical methods to evaluate the role that landscape variables play in shaping genetic diversity and population structure. While interest in this research area is growing rapidly, our ability to fully utilize landscape data, test explicit hypotheses and truly integrate these diverse disciplines has lagged behind. Part of the current challenge in the development of the field of landscape genetics is bridging the communication and knowledge gap between these highly specific and technical disciplines. The goal of this review is to help bridge this gap by exposing geneticists to terminology, sampling methods and analysis techniques widely used in landscape ecology and spatial statistics but rarely addressed in the genetics literature. We offer a definition for the term "landscape genetics", provide an overview of the landscape genetics literature, give guidelines for appropriate sampling design and useful analysis techniques, and discuss future directions in the field. We hope, this review will stimulate increased dialog and enhance interdisciplinary collaborations advancing this exciting new field.

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Title: Putting the "landscape" in landscape genetics
Creators: A Storfer - School of Biological Sciences, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, USA
M A Murphy
J S Evans
C S Goldberg
S Robinson
S F Spear
R Dezzani
E Delmelle
L Vierling
L P Waits
Publication Details: Heredity, Vol.98(3), pp.128-142
Academic Unit: Biological Sciences, School of; Environment, School of the (CAHNRS)
Publisher: England
Identifiers: 99900546882801842
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article