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Parasitoid developmental mortality in the field: patterns, causes and consequences for sex ratio and virginity (2010)
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Kapranas, A., Hardy, I. C., Morse, J. G., & Luck, R. F. (in press). Parasitoid developmental mortality in the field: patterns, causes and consequences for sex ratio and virginity. Journal of Animal Ecology, 80, https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2656.2010.01767.x

1. Sex ratio theory predicts that developmental mortality can affect sex ratio optima under Local Mate Competition and also lead to ‘virgin’ broods containing only females with no sibling-mating opportunities on maturity. 2. Estimates of development... Read More about Parasitoid developmental mortality in the field: patterns, causes and consequences for sex ratio and virginity.

Paper mulberry (Broussonetia papyrifera) as a commensal model for human mobility in Oceania: anthropological, botanical and genetic considerations (2010)
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Seelenfreund, D., Clarke, A., Oyanedel, N., Piña, R., Lobos, S., Matisoo-Smith, E., & Seelenfreund, A. (2010). Paper mulberry (Broussonetia papyrifera) as a commensal model for human mobility in Oceania: anthropological, botanical and genetic considerations. New Zealand Journal of Botany, 48(3-4), 231-247. https://doi.org/10.1080/0028825X.2010.520323

Paper mulberry (Broussonetia papyrifera (L.) Vent.) was one of the most widely distributed crop species in prehistoric Oceania, occurring from continental East Asia to the Polynesian islands. Its broad distribution is largely due to human-mediated di... Read More about Paper mulberry (Broussonetia papyrifera) as a commensal model for human mobility in Oceania: anthropological, botanical and genetic considerations.

Genetic diversity analysis and single-nucleotide polymorphism marker development in cultivated bulb onion based on expressed sequence tag-simple sequence repeat markers (2008)
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McCallum, J., Thomson, S., Pither-Joyce, M., Kenel, F., Clarke, A., & Havey, M. J. (2008). Genetic diversity analysis and single-nucleotide polymorphism marker development in cultivated bulb onion based on expressed sequence tag-simple sequence repeat markers. Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science, 133(6), 810-818. https://doi.org/10.21273/jashs.133.6.810

Bulb onion (Allium cepa L.) is a globally significant crop, but the structure of genetic variation within and among populations is poorly understood. We broadly surveyed genetic variation in a cultivated onion germplasm using simple sequence repeat (... Read More about Genetic diversity analysis and single-nucleotide polymorphism marker development in cultivated bulb onion based on expressed sequence tag-simple sequence repeat markers.

Optimizing Automated AFLP Scoring Parameters to Improve Phylogenetic Resolution (2008)
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Holland, B. R., Clarke, A. C., & Meudt, H. M. (2008). Optimizing Automated AFLP Scoring Parameters to Improve Phylogenetic Resolution. Systematic Biology, 57(3), 347-366. https://doi.org/10.1080/10635150802044037

The amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP) technique is an increasingly popular component of the phylogenetic toolbox, particularly for plant species. Technological advances in capillary electrophoresis now allow very precise estimates of DNA... Read More about Optimizing Automated AFLP Scoring Parameters to Improve Phylogenetic Resolution.

Distinct migratory and non-migratory ecotypes of an endemic New Zealand eleotrid (Gobiomorphus cotidianus) – implications for incipient speciation in island freshwater fish species (2008)
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Michel, C., Hicks, B. J., Stölting, K. N., Clarke, A. C., Stevens, M. I., Tana, R., …van den Heuvel, M. R. (2008). Distinct migratory and non-migratory ecotypes of an endemic New Zealand eleotrid (Gobiomorphus cotidianus) – implications for incipient speciation in island freshwater fish species. BMC Evolutionary Biology, 8(1), https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2148-8-49

Background. Many postglacial lakes contain fish species with distinct ecomorphs. Similar evolutionary scenarios might be acting on evolutionarily young fish communities in lakes of remote islands. One process that drives diversification in island fre... Read More about Distinct migratory and non-migratory ecotypes of an endemic New Zealand eleotrid (Gobiomorphus cotidianus) – implications for incipient speciation in island freshwater fish species.

Monitoring the Effects of Pulp and Paper Effluent Is Restricted in Genetically Distinct Populations of Common Bully (Gobiomorphuscotidianus) (2007)
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van den Heuvel, M. R., Michel, C., Stevens, M. I., Clarke, A. C., Stölting, K. N., Hicks, B. J., & Tremblay, L. A. (2007). Monitoring the Effects of Pulp and Paper Effluent Is Restricted in Genetically Distinct Populations of Common Bully (Gobiomorphuscotidianus). Environmental Science and Technology, 41(7), 2602-2608. https://doi.org/10.1021/es061922q

The common bully (Gobiomorphuscotidianus), a small-bodied New Zealand native fish species, was used to monitor population impacts of multiple effluents in the Tarawera River, New Zealand. In an initial survey, the absence of reproductive development... Read More about Monitoring the Effects of Pulp and Paper Effluent Is Restricted in Genetically Distinct Populations of Common Bully (Gobiomorphuscotidianus).

Almost Forgotten or Latest Practice? AFLP applications, analyses and advances (2007)
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Meudt, H. M., & Clarke, A. C. (2007). Almost Forgotten or Latest Practice? AFLP applications, analyses and advances. Trends in Plant Science, 12(3), 106-117. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tplants.2007.02.001

Amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP) DNA fingerprinting is a firmly established molecular marker technique, with broad applications in population genetics, shallow phylogenetics, linkage mapping, parentage analyses, and single-locus PCR mark... Read More about Almost Forgotten or Latest Practice? AFLP applications, analyses and advances.

Volatile emission by contest losers revealed by real-time chemical analysis (2006)
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Goubault, M., Batchelor, T. P., Linforth, R. S., Taylor, A. J., & Hardy, I. C. (2006). Volatile emission by contest losers revealed by real-time chemical analysis. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 273(1603), 2853-2859. doi:10.1098/rspb.2006.3655

Animal interactions often involve chemical exchange but simultaneous evaluation of chemistry and behaviour has been problematical. Here we report findings from a novel method, atmospheric pressure chemical ionization-mass spectrometry (APCI-MS) coupl... Read More about Volatile emission by contest losers revealed by real-time chemical analysis.

Genetic mapping of a major gene affecting onion bulb fructan content (2006)
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McCallum, J., Clarke, A., Pither-Joyce, M., Shaw, M., Butler, R., Brash, D., …Havey, M. J. (2006). Genetic mapping of a major gene affecting onion bulb fructan content. TAG Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 112(5), 958-967. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00122-005-0199-5

The non-structural dry matter content of onion bulbs consists principally of fructose, glucose, sucrose and fructans. The objective of this study was to understand the genetic basis for the wide variation observed in the relative amounts of these car... Read More about Genetic mapping of a major gene affecting onion bulb fructan content.

Reconstructing the Origins and Dispersal of the Polynesian Bottle Gourd (Lagenaria siceraria) (2006)
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Clarke, A. C., Burtenshaw, M. K., McLenachan, P. A., Erickson, D. L., & Penny, D. (2006). Reconstructing the Origins and Dispersal of the Polynesian Bottle Gourd (Lagenaria siceraria). Molecular Biology and Evolution, 23(5), 893-900. https://doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msj092

The origin of the Polynesian bottle gourd (Lagenaria siceraria), an important crop species in prehistoric Polynesia, has remained elusive. Most recently, a South American origin has been favored as the bottle gourd could have been introduced from thi... Read More about Reconstructing the Origins and Dispersal of the Polynesian Bottle Gourd (Lagenaria siceraria).

An Asian origin for a 10,000-year-old domesticated plant in the Americas (2005)
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Erickson, D. L., Smith, B. D., Clarke, A. C., Sandweiss, D. H., & Tuross, N. (2005). An Asian origin for a 10,000-year-old domesticated plant in the Americas. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 102(51), 18315-18320. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.0509279102

New genetic and archaeological approaches have substantially improved our understanding of the transition to agriculture, a major turning point in human history that began 10,000–5,000 years ago with the independent domestication of plants and animal... Read More about An Asian origin for a 10,000-year-old domesticated plant in the Americas.

A comparison of the economic value for enteric methane emissions with other biological traits associated with dairy cows
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Bell, M. J., Pryce, J., & Wilson, P. (in press). A comparison of the economic value for enteric methane emissions with other biological traits associated with dairy cows. https://doi.org/10.21694/2379-1047.16002

This is the first study to derive the economic value of enteric methane produced by a ruminant animal. There is considerable interest globally in selecting for low methane-emitting ruminant livestock, as methane is a potent greenhouse gas. However, b... Read More about A comparison of the economic value for enteric methane emissions with other biological traits associated with dairy cows.