CIGENE talk 19 October: Ecological Genomics of Marine Species with High and Low Dispersal Potential

Elizabeth G. Boulding
Elizabeth G. Boulding
Elizabeth G. Boulding, Associate Professor at the Dept. of Integrative Biology, University of Guelph, Canada, and visiting scientist with CIGENE for the autumn semester, will give a talk for all those interested on Thursday 19 October, 10.15 - 11.00, in the "Fortek" seminar room, Animal Science Building, UMB.

Marine species with life histories that result in low dispersal might be expected to show more whole genome differences among populations than marine species that have high dispersal. Elizabeth will use examples from marine invertebrate species to show that the amount of population structure shown for a neutral gene is a good indicator of the amount of local adaptation that one observes for ecological traits under selection. Consequently, species such as Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) that return to their home river system to spawn should show more whole genome divergence among populations than species such as cod (Gadus morhua), that experience high dispersal during their prolonged larval stage.

For more information on Elizabeth and her work please see this link.