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After chestnut blight, caused by the accidental introduction of the pathogenic fungus Cryphonectria parasitica , ravaged American chestnut (Castanea dentata ) populations, other chestnut species attracted more interest because blight resistance was of primary concern. Therefore,…

Understanding the degree of connectivity among populations, forming migratory links and evaluating factors that influence reproductive fitness is fundamental for the successful management of migratory species of conservation concern. In this thesis I focus on a regionally import…

A population pedigree is a graph that captures the totality of the family and genetic histories within a population. While pedigrees contain an abundance of advantageous information for genomic studies, assembling one is often tedious, time consuming, and fraught with error. A c…