* denotes equal contributions ** indicates student supervised
2022
22. Tigano A, Russello MA. 2022. The genomic basis of reproductive and migratory behaviour in a polymorphic salmonid. Molecular Ecology, PDF
21. Booker T, Payseur BA, Tigano A. 2022. Background selection under evolving recombination rates. Proceedings of the Royal Society B, 289: 20220782 PDF
20. Jacobs A, Velotta JP, Tigano A, Wilder AP, Baumann H, Therkildsen NO. 2022. Temperature-dependent gene regulatory divergence underlies local adaptation with gene flow in the Atlantic silverside. bioRxiv, doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.04.27.489786 PDF
19. Akopyan M, Tigano A, Jacobs A, Wilder AP, Baumann H, Therkildsen NO. 2022. Comparative linkage mapping uncovers massive chromosomal inversions that suppress recombination between locally adapted fish populations. Molecular Ecology, 31:3323-3341 PDF
18. Tigano A, Khan R, Omer AD, Weisz D, Dudchenko O, Multani AS, Pathak S, Behringer RR, Aiden EL, Fisher H, MacManes MD. 2022. Chromosome size affects sequence divergence between species through the interplay of recombination and selection. Evolution, 76:782-798 PDF
17. Tigano A. 2022. Evolution of cod supergenes. Nature Ecology and Evolution, 6:355-356 PDF
2021
16. Tigano A, Jacobs A, Wilder AP, Nand A, Zhang Y, Dekker J, Therkildsen NO. 2021. Chromosome-level assembly of the Atlantic silverside genome reveals extreme levels of sequence diversity and structural genetic variation. Genome Biology and Evolution, 13:evab098 PDF
15. Sauve** D, Dale CA, Tigano A, Ratcliffe LR, Friesen VL. 2021. Do candidate genes for migration and behaviour explain migratory variation in bluebirds (Sialia spp.)? Wilson Journal of Ornithology, 132:820-829 PDF
14. Colella JP, Tigano A, Dudchenko O, Omer AD, Khan R, Bochkov ID, Aiden EL, MacManes MD. 2021. Limited evidence for parallel evolution among desert adapted Peromyscus deer mice. Journal of Heredity, esab009 PDF
13. Huffeldt PN, Tigano A, Erikstad KE, Goymann W, Jenni-Eiermann S, Moum T, Reiertsen TK. 2021. The relationship between daily behavior, hormones, and a color dimorphism in a seabird under natural continuous light. Hormones and Behavior 130:104930 PDF
2020
12. Feng S*, Stiller J*, Deng Y*, [...], Tigano A, [...], Paten B, Zhang G. 2020. Dense sampling of bird diversity increases power of comparative genomics. Nature 587 (7833):252-257 PDF
Media coverage BBC, WashingtonPost, Queen's University, LSU, ScienceDaily, Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research, ScienceNews, etc
11. Tigano A. 2020. A population genomics approach to uncover the CNVs, and their evolutionary significance, hidden in reduced-representation sequencing datasets. Molecular Ecology 29:4749-4753 PDF
10. Mérot C*, Oomen RA*, Tigano A*, Wellenreuther M*. 2020. A roadmap for understanding the evolutionary significance of structural genomic variation. Trends in Ecology and Evolution 35 (7):561-572 PDF
9. Colella JP*, Tigano A*, MacManes MD*. 2020. Higher quality de novo genome assemblies from degraded museum specimens: a linked-read approach to museomics. Molecular Ecology Resources 20 (4):856-870 PDF
8. Tigano A, Colella JP, MacManes MD. 2020. Comparative and population genomics approaches reveal the basis of adaptation to deserts in a small rodent. Molecular Ecology 29 (7):1300-1314 PDF
2019
7. Colston-Nepali**, Tigano A, Boyle B, Friesen VL. 2019. Hybridization does not currently pose conservation concerns to murres in the Atlantic. Conservation Genetics 20 (6):1465-1470 PDF
2018
6. Tigano A, Reiertsen TK, Walters JR, Friesen VL. 2018. A complex copy number variant underlies differences in both colour plumage and cold adaptation in a dimorphic seabird. bioRxiv doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/507384 PDF
5. Tigano A, Sackton TB, Friesen VL. 2018. Assembly and RNA-free annotation of highly heterozygous genomes: the case of the thick-billed murre (Uria lomvia). Molecular Ecology Resources 18 (1):79–90 PDF
2017
4. Tigano A, Shultz AJ, Edwards SV, Robertson GJ, Friesen VL. 2017. Outlier analyses to test for local adaptation to breeding grounds in a migratory arctic seabird. Ecology and Evolution 7 (7): 2370–2381 PDF
2016
3. Tigano A, Friesen VL. 2016. Genomics of local adaptation with gene flow. Molecular Ecology 25 (10): 2144-2164. PDF
Covered in the Editorial 2017 of Molecular Ecology PDF
2. Toews DPL, Campagna L, Taylor SA, Balakrishnan CN, Baldassarre DT, Deane-Coe PE, Harvey MG, Hooper DM, Irwin DE, Judy CD, Mason NA, McCormack JE, McCracken KG, Oliveros CH, Safran RJ, Scordato E, Stryjewski KF, Tigano A, Uy AJ and Winger B. 2016. Genomic approaches to understanding population divergence and speciation in birds. The Auk: Ornithological Advances 133 (1): 13-30. PDF
See news article in aoucospubsblog.org.
2015
1. Tigano A, Damus M, Morris-Pocock JA, Artukhin YB, Friesen VL. 2015. The Arctic: Glacial refugium or area of secondary contact? Inference from the population genetic structure of the thick-billed murre (Uria lomvia), with implications for management. Journal of Heredity 106 (3): 238-246. PDF
2022
22. Tigano A, Russello MA. 2022. The genomic basis of reproductive and migratory behaviour in a polymorphic salmonid. Molecular Ecology, PDF
21. Booker T, Payseur BA, Tigano A. 2022. Background selection under evolving recombination rates. Proceedings of the Royal Society B, 289: 20220782 PDF
20. Jacobs A, Velotta JP, Tigano A, Wilder AP, Baumann H, Therkildsen NO. 2022. Temperature-dependent gene regulatory divergence underlies local adaptation with gene flow in the Atlantic silverside. bioRxiv, doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.04.27.489786 PDF
19. Akopyan M, Tigano A, Jacobs A, Wilder AP, Baumann H, Therkildsen NO. 2022. Comparative linkage mapping uncovers massive chromosomal inversions that suppress recombination between locally adapted fish populations. Molecular Ecology, 31:3323-3341 PDF
18. Tigano A, Khan R, Omer AD, Weisz D, Dudchenko O, Multani AS, Pathak S, Behringer RR, Aiden EL, Fisher H, MacManes MD. 2022. Chromosome size affects sequence divergence between species through the interplay of recombination and selection. Evolution, 76:782-798 PDF
17. Tigano A. 2022. Evolution of cod supergenes. Nature Ecology and Evolution, 6:355-356 PDF
2021
16. Tigano A, Jacobs A, Wilder AP, Nand A, Zhang Y, Dekker J, Therkildsen NO. 2021. Chromosome-level assembly of the Atlantic silverside genome reveals extreme levels of sequence diversity and structural genetic variation. Genome Biology and Evolution, 13:evab098 PDF
15. Sauve** D, Dale CA, Tigano A, Ratcliffe LR, Friesen VL. 2021. Do candidate genes for migration and behaviour explain migratory variation in bluebirds (Sialia spp.)? Wilson Journal of Ornithology, 132:820-829 PDF
14. Colella JP, Tigano A, Dudchenko O, Omer AD, Khan R, Bochkov ID, Aiden EL, MacManes MD. 2021. Limited evidence for parallel evolution among desert adapted Peromyscus deer mice. Journal of Heredity, esab009 PDF
13. Huffeldt PN, Tigano A, Erikstad KE, Goymann W, Jenni-Eiermann S, Moum T, Reiertsen TK. 2021. The relationship between daily behavior, hormones, and a color dimorphism in a seabird under natural continuous light. Hormones and Behavior 130:104930 PDF
2020
12. Feng S*, Stiller J*, Deng Y*, [...], Tigano A, [...], Paten B, Zhang G. 2020. Dense sampling of bird diversity increases power of comparative genomics. Nature 587 (7833):252-257 PDF
Media coverage BBC, WashingtonPost, Queen's University, LSU, ScienceDaily, Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research, ScienceNews, etc
11. Tigano A. 2020. A population genomics approach to uncover the CNVs, and their evolutionary significance, hidden in reduced-representation sequencing datasets. Molecular Ecology 29:4749-4753 PDF
10. Mérot C*, Oomen RA*, Tigano A*, Wellenreuther M*. 2020. A roadmap for understanding the evolutionary significance of structural genomic variation. Trends in Ecology and Evolution 35 (7):561-572 PDF
9. Colella JP*, Tigano A*, MacManes MD*. 2020. Higher quality de novo genome assemblies from degraded museum specimens: a linked-read approach to museomics. Molecular Ecology Resources 20 (4):856-870 PDF
8. Tigano A, Colella JP, MacManes MD. 2020. Comparative and population genomics approaches reveal the basis of adaptation to deserts in a small rodent. Molecular Ecology 29 (7):1300-1314 PDF
2019
7. Colston-Nepali**, Tigano A, Boyle B, Friesen VL. 2019. Hybridization does not currently pose conservation concerns to murres in the Atlantic. Conservation Genetics 20 (6):1465-1470 PDF
2018
6. Tigano A, Reiertsen TK, Walters JR, Friesen VL. 2018. A complex copy number variant underlies differences in both colour plumage and cold adaptation in a dimorphic seabird. bioRxiv doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/507384 PDF
5. Tigano A, Sackton TB, Friesen VL. 2018. Assembly and RNA-free annotation of highly heterozygous genomes: the case of the thick-billed murre (Uria lomvia). Molecular Ecology Resources 18 (1):79–90 PDF
2017
4. Tigano A, Shultz AJ, Edwards SV, Robertson GJ, Friesen VL. 2017. Outlier analyses to test for local adaptation to breeding grounds in a migratory arctic seabird. Ecology and Evolution 7 (7): 2370–2381 PDF
2016
3. Tigano A, Friesen VL. 2016. Genomics of local adaptation with gene flow. Molecular Ecology 25 (10): 2144-2164. PDF
Covered in the Editorial 2017 of Molecular Ecology PDF
2. Toews DPL, Campagna L, Taylor SA, Balakrishnan CN, Baldassarre DT, Deane-Coe PE, Harvey MG, Hooper DM, Irwin DE, Judy CD, Mason NA, McCormack JE, McCracken KG, Oliveros CH, Safran RJ, Scordato E, Stryjewski KF, Tigano A, Uy AJ and Winger B. 2016. Genomic approaches to understanding population divergence and speciation in birds. The Auk: Ornithological Advances 133 (1): 13-30. PDF
See news article in aoucospubsblog.org.
2015
1. Tigano A, Damus M, Morris-Pocock JA, Artukhin YB, Friesen VL. 2015. The Arctic: Glacial refugium or area of secondary contact? Inference from the population genetic structure of the thick-billed murre (Uria lomvia), with implications for management. Journal of Heredity 106 (3): 238-246. PDF