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Mapping by Admixture Linkage Disequilibrium (MALD) is a theoretically powerful technique for mapping complex genetic diseases that is being developed for experimental application. The basic idea of MALD is to utilize the new linkage disequilibrium created in recently admixed pop…

Yemen sits at the crossroads of human trade and migration routes critical to understanding many aspects of recent human evolution. An understanding of the population history of Yemen is important for fully appreciating the role that this human corridor has played in human evolut…

The Smallmouth Bass (Micropterus dolomieu) is one of the most highly targeted sport fishes in the world. Anglers vie for the opportunity to catch Smallmouth Bass recreationally and competitively, spending billions of dollars every year on travel, equipment, and conservation perm…

Closely related taxa frequently exist in sympatry before the evolution of robust reproductive barriers, which can lead to substantial gene flow. Post-divergence gene flow can promote several disparate trajectories of divergence ranging from the collapse of the taxa to the streng…