Publications

A Novel Supergene Controls Queen Size and Colony Social Organization in the Ant Myrmica ruginodis

Sigeman, Hanna; Seppä, Perttu; Downing, Philip A.; Webster, Matthew T. et al.

Part of Molecular biology and evolution, 2025

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Genetic mapping in the red mason bee implicates ANTSR as an ancient sex-determining locus in bees and ants

Rönneburg, Tilman; Taliadoros, Demetris; Olsson, Anna; Magnusson, Sara et al.

Part of PLoS biology, 2025

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Genome Variation in Three Anthophora Bee Species Reflects Divergent Demographic Histories

Taliadoros, Demetris; Soares, André; Dias, Guilherme; Bunikis, Ignas et al.

Part of Molecular Ecology, 2025

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Large Inversions Shape Diversification and Genome Evolution in Common Quails

Ravagni, Sara; Montero-Mendieta, Santiago; Leonard, Jennifer A.; Webster, Matthew T. et al.

Part of Molecular Ecology, 2025

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Reviewing published and grey literature in local European languages to supplement existing databases on floral resource traits

Walczynska, Aleksandra; Braeckman, Merel; Capela, Nuno; de Graaf, Dirk C. et al.

Part of Ecological Solutions and Evidence, 2025

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Small Bugs, Big Data: Metagenomics for Arthropod Biodiversity Monitoring

Lopez Clinton, Samantha; Iwaszkiewicz-Eggebrecht, Ela; Miraldo, Andreia; Goodsell, Robert et al.

Part of Ecology and Evolution, 2025

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Unexpectedly low recombination rates and presence of hotspots in termite genomes

Everitt, Turid; Rönneburg, Tilman; Elsner, Daniel; Olsson, Anna et al.

Part of Genome Research, p. 1124-1137, 2025

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Genomic variation in montane bumblebees in Scandinavia: High levels of intraspecific diversity despite population vulnerability

Liu, Yuanzhen; Olsson, Anna; Larva, Tuuli; Cantwell-Jones, Aoife et al.

Part of Molecular Ecology, 2024

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Population genetics for insect conservation and control

Beaurepaire, Alexis L.; Webster, Matthew; Neumann, Peter

Part of Conservation Science and Practice, 2024

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Population Genomics for Insect Conservation

Webster, Matthew Thomas; Beaurepaire, Alexis; Neumann, Peter; Stolle, Eckart

Part of Annual Review of Animal Biosciences, p. 115-140, 2023

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The Genomic Basis of Adaptation to High Elevations in Africanized Honey Bees

Everitt, Turid; Wallberg, Andreas; Christmas, Matthew; Olsson, Anna et al.

Part of Genome Biology and Evolution, 2023

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A genomic and morphometric analysis of alpine bumblebees: Ongoing reductions in tongue length but no clear genetic component

Christmas, Matthew; Jones, Julia; Olsson, Anna; Wallerman, Ola et al.

Part of Molecular Ecology, p. 1111-1127, 2022

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Genome Evolution of a Symbiont Population for Pathogen Defense in Honeybees

Dyrhage, Karl; Garcia-Montaner, Andrea; Tamarit, Daniel; Seeger, Christian et al.

Part of Genome Biology and Evolution, 2022

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Massive genome inversion drives coexistence of divergent morphs in common quails

Sanchez-Donoso, Ines; Ravagni, Sara; Domingo Rodriguez-Teijeiro, J.; Christmas, Matthew et al.

Part of Current Biology, p. 462-+, 2022

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Genetic Barriers to Historical Gene Flow between Cryptic Species of Alpine Bumblebees Revealed by Comparative Population Genomics

Christmas, Matthew; Jones, Julia C.; Olsson, Anna; Wallerman, Ola et al.

Part of Molecular biology and evolution, p. 3126-3143, 2021

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Phylogenomics and evolutionary history of Oreobates (Anura: Craugastoridae) Neotropical frogs along elevational gradients

Montero-Mendieta, Santiago; De la Riva, Ignacio; Irisarri, Iker; Leonard, Jennifer A. et al.

Part of Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 2021

• DOI for Phylogenomics and evolutionary history of Oreobates (Anura: Craugastoridae) Neotropical frogs along elevational gradients

Female-biased gene flow between two species of Darwin’s finches

Lamichhaney, Sangeet; Han, Fan; Webster, Matthew Thomas; Grant, B. Rosemary et al.

Part of Nature Ecology & Evolution, p. 979-986, 2020

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Population Genomics: How Do Cape Honey Bees Do Without Sex?

Webster, Matthew Thomas

Part of Current Biology, 2020

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A hybrid de novo genome assembly of the honeybee, Apis mellifera, with chromosome-length scaffolds

Wallberg, Andreas; Bunikis, Ignas; Vinnere, Olga; Mosbech, Mai-Britt et al.

Part of BMC Genomics, 2019

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Apis mellifera

Webster, Matthew Thomas

Part of Trends in Genetics, p. 880-881, 2019

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Chromosomal inversions associated with environmental adaptation in honeybees

Christmas, Matthew J; Wallberg, Andreas; Bunikis, Ignas; Olsson, Anna et al.

Part of Molecular Ecology, p. 1358-1374, 2019

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Extreme Differences in Recombination Rate between the Genomes of a Solitary and a Social Bee

Jones, Julia C.; Wallberg, Andreas; Christmas, Matthew; Kapheim, Karen M et al.

Part of Molecular biology and evolution, p. 2277-2291, 2019

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Social Parasitism in the Honeybee (Apis mellifera) Is Not Controlled by a Single SNP

Christmas, Matthew; Smith, Nicholas M. A.; Oldroyd, Benjamin P.; Webster, Matthew Thomas

Part of Molecular biology and evolution, p. 1764-1767, 2019

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Substantial Heritable Variation in Recombination Rate on Multiple Scales in Honeybees and Bumblebees

Kawakami, Takeshi; Wallberg, Andreas; Olsson, Anna; Wintermantel, Dimitry et al.

Part of Genetics, p. 1101-1119, 2019

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The genomic basis of adaptation to high-altitude habitats in the eastern honey bee (Apis cerana)

Montero-Mendieta, Santiago; Tan, Ken; Christmas, Matthew; Olsson, Anna et al.

Part of Molecular Ecology, p. 746-760, 2019

• DOI for The genomic basis of adaptation to high-altitude habitats in the eastern honey bee (Apis cerana)

Developing reduced SNP assays from whole-genome sequence data to estimate introgression in an organism with complex genetic patterns, the Iberian honeybee (Apis mellifera iberiensis)

Henriques, Dora; Parejo, Melanie; Vignal, Alain; Wragg, David et al.

Part of Evolutionary Applications, p. 1270-1282, 2018

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Elevated proportions of deleterious genetic variation in domestic animals and plants

Makino, Takashi; Rubin, Carl-Johan; Carneiro, Miguel; Axelsson, Erik et al.

Part of Genome Biology and Evolution, p. 276-290, 2018

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Rapid hybrid speciation in Darwin's finches

Lamichhaney, Sangeet; Han, Fan; Webster, Matthew Thomas; Andersson, Leif et al.

Part of Science, p. 224-228, 2018

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Whole genome SNP-associated signatures of local adaptation in honeybees of the Iberian Peninsula

Henriques, Dora; Wallberg, Andreas; Chavez-Galarza, Julio; Johnston, J. Spencer et al.

Part of Scientific Reports, 2018

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A practical guide to build de-novo assemblies for single tissues of non-model organisms: the example of a Neotropical frog

Montero-Mendieta, Santiago; Grabherr, Manfred; Lantz, Henrik; De la Riva, Ignacio et al.

Part of PeerJ, 2017

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Gene flow, ancient polymorphism, and ecological adaptation shape the genomic landscape of divergence among Darwin's finches

Han, Fan; Lamichhaney, Sangeet; Grant, B Rosemary; Grant, Peter R et al.

Part of Genome Research, p. 1004-1015, 2017

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Genomewide analysis of admixture and adaptation in the Africanized honeybee

Nelson, Ronald M.; Wallberg, Andreas; Paulino Simoes, Zila Luz; Lawson, Daniel J. et al.

Part of Molecular Ecology, p. 3603-3617, 2017

• DOI for Genomewide analysis of admixture and adaptation in the Africanized honeybee

Two extended haplotype blocks are associated with adaptation to high altitude habitats in East African honey bees

Wallberg, Andreas; Schoening, Caspar; Webster, Matthew Thomas; Hasselmann, Martin

Part of PLOS Genetics, 2017

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A beak size locus in Darwin’s finches facilitated character displacement during a drought

Lamichhaney, Sangeet; Han, Fan; Berglund, Jonas; Wang, Chao et al.

Part of Science, p. 470-474, 2016

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Adaptive radiation of Darwin's finches revisited using whole genome sequencing

Almén, Markus Sällman; Lamichhaney, Sangeet; Berglund, Jonas; Grant, B. Rosemary et al.

Part of Bioessays, p. 14-20, 2016

• DOI for Adaptive radiation of Darwin's finches revisited using whole genome sequencing

Identification of Multiple Loci Associated with Social Parasitism in Honeybees

Wallberg, Andreas; Pirk, Christian W.; Allsopp, Mike H.; Webster, Matthew T.

Part of PLOS Genetics, 2016

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Evolution of Darwin's finches and their beaks revealed by genome sequencing

Lamichhaney, Sangeet; Berglund, Jonas; Almen, Markus Sällman; Maqbool, Khurram et al.

Part of Nature, 2015

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Extreme Recombination Frequencies Shape Genome Variation and Evolution in the Honeybee, Apis mellifera

Wallberg, Andreas; Glemin, Sylvain; Webster, Matthew T.

Part of PLOS Genetics, 2015

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Germ line Methylation Patterns Determine the Distribution of Recombination Events in the Dog Genome

Berglund, Jonas; Quilez, Javier; Arndt, Peter F.; Webster, Matthew T.

Part of Genome Biology and Evolution, p. 522-530, 2015

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Linked genetic variants on chromosome 10 control ear morphology and body mass among dog breeds

Webster, Matthew T.; Kamgari, Nona; Perloski, Michele; Höppner, Marc P. et al.

Part of BMC Genomics, 2015

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A worldwide survey of genome sequence variation provides insight into the evolutionary history of the honeybee Apis mellifera

Wallberg, Andreas; Han, Fan; Wellhagen, Gustaf; Dahle, Bjørn et al.

Part of Nature Genetics, p. 1081-1088, 2014

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Analysis of structural diversity in wolf-like canids reveals post-domestication variants

Ramirez, Oscar; Olalde, Inigo; Berglund, Jonas; Lorente-Galdos, Belen et al.

Part of BMC Genomics, p. 465, 2014

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Genome-wide copy number variant discovery in dogs using the CanineHD genotyping array

Molin, Anna-Maja; Berglund, Jonas; Webster, Matthew T.; Lindblad-Toh, Kerstin

Part of BMC Genomics, p. 210, 2014

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Insights into the evolution of Darwin's finches from comparative analysis of the Geospiza magnirostris genome sequence

Rands, Chris M.; Darling, Aaron; Fujita, Matthew; Kong, Lesheng et al.

Part of BMC Genomics, p. 95, 2013

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The ESR1 gene is associated with risk for canine mammary tumours

Borge, Kaja Sverdrup; Melin, Malin; Rivera, Patricio; Thoresen, Stein Istre et al.

Part of BMC Veterinary Research, p. 69, 2013

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The genomic signature of dog domestication reveals adaptation to a starch-rich diet

Axelsson, Erik; Ratnakumar, Abhirami; Arendt, Maja Louise; Maqbool, Khurram et al.

Part of Nature, p. 360-364, 2013

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Direct and indirect consequences of meiotic recombination: implications for genome evolution

Webster, Matthew T.; Hurst, Laurence D.

Part of Trends in Genetics, p. 101-109, 2012

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From where did the Western honeybee (Apis mellifera) originate?

Han, Fan; Wallberg, Andreas; Webster, Matthew T

Part of Ecology and Evolution, p. 1949-1957, 2012

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Novel origins of copy number variation in the dog genome

Berglund, Jonas; Nevalainen, Elisa M; Molin, Anna-Maja; Perloski, Michele et al.

Part of Genome Biology, 2012

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Population-scale sequencing reveals genetic differentiation due to local adaptation in Atlantic herring

Lamichhaney, Sangeet; Barrio, Alvaro Martinez; Rafati, Nima; Sundström, Görel et al.

Part of Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, p. 19345-19350, 2012

• DOI for Population-scale sequencing reveals genetic differentiation due to local adaptation in Atlantic herring