Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection

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    De novo transcriptome assembly, functional annotation, and SNP discovery in North American flying squirrels (genus Glaucomys)

    Year: 2018, 2018
    Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
    Name(s): Creator (cre): Brown, Mike, Thesis advisor (ths): Bowman, Jeff, Thesis advisor (ths): Wilson, Paul J, Degree committee member (dgc): Freeland, Joanne, Degree granting institution (dgg): Trent University
    Abstract: <p>Introgressive hybridization between northern (Glaucomys sabrinus) and southern flying squirrels (G. volans) has been observed in some areas of Canada and the USA. However, existing molecular markers lack the resolution to discriminate late-generation introgressants and describe the extent to which hybridization influences the Glaucomys gene pool. I report the first North American flying… more

    Time to adapt: Characterizing adaptive genetic variation of Canada lynx using coding trinucleotide repeats

    Year: 2018, 2018
    Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
    Name(s): Creator (cre): Prentice, Melanie Brooke, Thesis advisor (ths): Wilson, Paul J, Thesis advisor (ths): Bowman, Jeff, Degree committee member (dgc): Murray, Dennis L, Degree granting institution (dgg): Trent University
    Abstract: <p>To better understand species' resilience to climate change and implement solutions, we must conserve environments that maintain standing adaptive genetic variation and the potential generation of new beneficial alleles. Coding trinucleotide repeats (cTNRs) providing high-pace adaptive capabilities via high rates of mutation are ideal targets for mitigating the decline of species at… more