Alan Brelsford

Research interests

I use molecular markers to study hybridization, speciation, and sex chromosome evolution in birds and amphibians.

Curriculum vitae

2010-present:
Postdoc, Department of Ecology and Evolution, University of Lausanne
advisor: Nicolas Perrin

2004-2010:
PhD student, Zoology Department, University of British Columbia
advisor: Darren Irwin

1997-2002:
Wildlife Biologist / Biological Technician / Biological Aid (Seasonal)
Alaska Science Center, US Geological Survey

1997-2001:
BA in Biology with highest honors, Williams College

Publications

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Publications

2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | ...

2017

Admixture mapping in a hybrid zone reveals loci associated with avian feather coloration.

Brelsford A., Toews DPL, Irwin D.E., 2017/11/15. Proceedings. Biological sciences, 284 (1866) p. 20171106. Peer-reviewed.

[DOI][WoS][Pmid][serval:BIB_772C2D8F750B]

Identifying homomorphic sex chromosomes from wild-caught adults with limited genomic resources.

Brelsford A., Lavanchy G., Sermier R., Rausch A., Perrin N., 2017. Molecular Ecology Resources, 17 (4) pp. 752-759. Peer-reviewed.

[DOI][WoS][Pmid][serval:BIB_9A1D0DC92DA4]

Bioinformatic processing of RAD-seq data dramatically impacts downstream population genetic inference

Shafer A.B.A., Peart C.R., Tusso S., Maayan I., Brelsford A., Wheat C.W., Wolf J.B.W., 2017. Methods in Ecology and Evolution, 8 (8) pp. 907-917. Peer-reviewed.

[DOI][WoS][serval:BIB_C019578DE8FC]

2016

High-density sex-specific linkage maps of a European tree frog (Hyla arborea) identify the sex chromosome without information on offspring sex.

Brelsford A., Dufresnes C., Perrin N., 2016. Heredity, 116 (2) pp. 177-181. Peer-reviewed.

[DOI][WoS][Pmid][serval:BIB_844E61F4DD48]

Trans-species variation in Dmrt1 is associated with sex determination in four European tree-frog species.

Brelsford A., Dufresnes C., Perrin N., 2016. Evolution, 70 (4) pp. 840-847. Peer-reviewed.

[DOI][WoS][Pmid][serval:BIB_F1050B054E9B]

High-density linkage maps fail to detect any genetic component to sex determination in a Rana temporaria family.

Brelsford A., Rodrigues N., Perrin N., 2016. Journal of Evolutionary Biology, 29 (1) pp. 220-225. Peer-reviewed.

[DOI][WoS][Pmid][serval:BIB_FD9533EC64FE]

Dmrt1 polymorphism covaries with sex-determination patterns in Rana temporaria.

Ma W.J., Rodrigues N., Sermier R., Brelsford A., Perrin N., 2016. Ecology and Evolution, 6 (15) pp. 5107-5117. Peer-reviewed.

[URN][DOI][WoS][Pmid][serval:BIB_20A93540E9BA]

Ants exhibit asymmetric hybridization in a mosaic hybrid zone

Purcell J., Zahnd S., Athanasiades A., Türler R., Chapuisat M., Brelsford A., 2016. Molecular Ecology, 25 (19) pp. 4866-4874. Peer-reviewed.

[URN][DOI][WoS][Pmid][serval:BIB_CE25693797C9]

The genetic contribution to sex determination and number of sex chromosomes vary among populations of common frogs (Rana temporaria).

Rodrigues N., Vuille Y., Brelsford A., Merilä J., Perrin N., 2016. Heredity, 117 (1) pp. 25-32. Peer-reviewed.

[DOI][WoS][Pmid][serval:BIB_09D0A1BB127D]

Genomic variation across the Yellow-rumped Warbler species complex

Toews D.P.L., Brelsford A., Grossen C., Mila B., Irwin D.E., 2016. Auk, 133 (4) pp. 698-717.

[DOI][WoS][serval:BIB_894314075E8A]

2015

Sex-Chromosome Homomorphy in Palearctic Tree Frogs Results from Both Turnovers and X-Y Recombination.

Dufresnes C., Borzée A., Horn A., Stöck M., Ostini M., Sermier R., Wassef J., Litvinchuck S.N., Kosch T.A., Waldman B. et al., 2015. Molecular Biology and Evolution, 32 (9) pp. 2328-2337. Peer-reviewed.

[URN][DOI][WoS][Pmid][serval:BIB_1522FEFFC637]

Timeframe of speciation inferred from secondary contact zones in the European tree frog radiation (Hyla arborea group).

Dufresnes C., Brelsford A., Crnobrnja-Isailović J., Tzankov N., Lymberakis P., Perrin N., 2015. BMC Evolutionary Biology, 15 p. 155. Peer-reviewed.

[URN][DOI][WoS][Pmid][serval:BIB_624825615726]

2014

Sex-chromosome differentiation parallels postglacial range expansion in European tree frogs (Hyla arborea).

Dufresnes C., Bertholet Y., Wassef J., Ghali K., Savary R., Pasteur B., Brelsford A., Rozenblut-Kościsty B., Ogielska M., Stöck M. et al., 2014. Evolution, 68 (12) pp. 3445-3456. Peer-reviewed.

[DOI][WoS][Pmid][serval:BIB_B6C25FFCF8A3]

Stronger transferability but lower variability in transcriptomic- than in anonymous microsatellites: evidence from Hylid frogs.

Dufresnes C., Brelsford A., Béziers P., Perrin N., 2014. Molecular Ecology Resources, 14 (4) pp. 716-725. Peer-reviewed.

[DOI][WoS][Pmid][serval:BIB_EF2078A37483]

First-generation linkage map for the European tree frog (Hyla arborea) with utility in congeneric species.

Dufresnes C., Brelsford A., Perrin N., 2014. BMC Research Notes, 7 p. 850. Peer-reviewed.

[URN][DOI][Pmid][serval:BIB_9A8597B77854]

Range-Wide Sex-Chromosome Sequence Similarity Supports Occasional XY Recombination in European Tree Frogs (Hyla arborea).

Dufresnes C., Stöck M., Brelsford A., Perrin N., 2014. PLoS One, 9 (6) pp. e97959. Peer-reviewed.

[URN][DOI][WoS][Pmid][serval:BIB_67460144F063]

Convergent genetic architecture underlies social organization in ants.

Purcell J., Brelsford A., Wurm Y., Perrin N., Chapuisat M., 2014. Current Biology, 24 (22) pp. 2728-2732. Peer-reviewed.

[URN][DOI][WoS][Pmid][serval:BIB_9E0A1438C486]

Genomics and the origin of species.

Seehausen O., Butlin R.K., Keller I., Wagner C.E., Boughman J.W., Hohenlohe P.A., Peichel C.L., Saetre G.P., Bank C., Brännström A. et al., 2014. Nature Reviews. Genetics, 15 (3) pp. 176-192. Peer-reviewed.

[DOI][WoS][Pmid][serval:BIB_9BB6DEACE6F2]

Isotopic variation across the Audubon's-myrtle warbler hybrid zone.

Toews D.P., Brelsford A., Irwin D.E., 2014. Journal of Evolutionary Biology, 27 (6) pp. 1179-1191.

[DOI][WoS][Pmid][serval:BIB_73956774FC68]

2013

Hybridization and speciation.

Abbott R., Albach D., Ansell S., Arntzen J.W., Baird S.J., Bierne N., Boughman J., Brelsford A., Buerkle C.A., Buggs R. et al., 2013. Journal of Evolutionary Biology, 26 (2) pp. 229-246. Peer-reviewed.

[DOI][WoS][Pmid][serval:BIB_6E2E2D36EADD]