Rodney Dyer

Rodney Dyer

Genetic Diversity and Connectivity in Plant Species Differing in Clonality and Dispersal Mechanisms in Wetland Island Habitats
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Genetic Diversity and Connectivity in Plant Species Differing in Clonality and Dispersal Mechanisms in Wetland Island Habitats

Abstract In plants, long-distance dispersal is both attenuated and directed by specific movement vectors, including animals, wind, and/or water. Hence, movement vectors partly shape metapopulation genetic patterns that are, however, also influenced by other life-history traits such as clonal growth. We studied the relationship between area, isolation, plant-species richness,
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Evolutionary stability, landscape heterogeneity, and human land usage shape population genetic connectivity in the Cape Floristic Region biodiversity hotspot.
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Evolutionary stability, landscape heterogeneity, and human land usage shape population genetic connectivity in the Cape Floristic Region biodiversity hotspot.

Tassone EE,  Miles LS,  Dyer RJ,  Rosenberg MS,  Cowling RM,  Verrelli BC.  Evolutionary stability, landscape heterogeneity, and human land usage shape population genetic connectivity in the Cape Floristic Region biodiversity hotspot. Evol Appl.  2021; 14: 1109–1123. https://doi.org/10.1111/eva.13185 Abstract As human-induced change eliminates natural
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Population assignment reveals low migratory connectivity in a weakly structured songbird.
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Population assignment reveals low migratory connectivity in a weakly structured songbird.

DeSaix MG,  Bulluck LP,  Eckert AJ, et al.  Population assignment reveals low migratory connectivity in a weakly structured songbird. Mol Ecol.  2019; 28: 2122–2135. https://doi.org/10.1111/mec.15083. Abstract Understanding migratory connectivity is essential for determining the drivers behind population dynamics and implementing effective conservation strategies
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Functional connectivity and home range inferred at a microgeographic landscape genetics scale in a desert-dwelling rodent.
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Functional connectivity and home range inferred at a microgeographic landscape genetics scale in a desert-dwelling rodent.

Flores-Manzanero, A., Luna-Bárcenas, M. A., Dyer, R. J., & Vázquez-Domínguez, E. (2019). Functional connectivity and home range inferred at a microgeographic landscape genetics scale in a desert-dwelling rodent. Ecology and Evolution, 9(1), 437-453. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.4762 Abstract Gene flow in animals is limited or facilitated
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