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2025

Journal Article

Correction: Revealing stable SNPs and genomic prediction insights across environments enhance breeding strategies of productivity, defense, and climate-adaptability traits in white spruce

Cappa, Eduardo P., Chen, Charles, Klutsch, Jennifer G., Sebastian-Azcona, Jaime, Ratcliffe, Blaise, Wei, Xiaojing, Da Ros, Letitia, Liu, Yang, Bhumireddy, Sudarshana Reddy, Benowicz, Andy, Mansfield, Shawn D., Erbilgin, Nadir, Thomas, Barb R. and El-Kassaby, Yousry A. (2025). Correction: Revealing stable SNPs and genomic prediction insights across environments enhance breeding strategies of productivity, defense, and climate-adaptability traits in white spruce. Heredity, 134 (3-4), 247-247. doi: 10.1038/s41437-025-00757-x

Correction: Revealing stable SNPs and genomic prediction insights across environments enhance breeding strategies of productivity, defense, and climate-adaptability traits in white spruce

2025

Journal Article

Revealing stable SNPs and genomic prediction insights across environments enhance breeding strategies of productivity, defense, and climate-adaptability traits in white spruce

Cappa, Eduardo P., Chen, Charles, Klutsch, Jennifer G., Sebastian-Azcona, Jaime, Ratcliffe, Blaise, Wei, Xiaojing, Da Ros, Letitia, Liu, Yang, Bhumireddy, Sudarshana Reddy, Benowicz, Andy, Mansfield, Shawn D., Erbilgin, Nadir, Thomas, Barb R. and El-Kassaby, Yousry A. (2025). Revealing stable SNPs and genomic prediction insights across environments enhance breeding strategies of productivity, defense, and climate-adaptability traits in white spruce. Heredity, 134 (3-4) 1048, 186-199. doi: 10.1038/s41437-025-00747-z

Revealing stable SNPs and genomic prediction insights across environments enhance breeding strategies of productivity, defense, and climate-adaptability traits in white spruce

2023

Journal Article

Decoupling of height growth and drought or pest resistance tradeoffs is revealed through multiple common-garden experiments of lodgepole pine

Liu, Yang, Erbilgin, Nadir, Cappa, Eduardo Pablo, Chen, Charles, Ratcliffe, Blaise, Wei, Xiaojing, Klutsch, Jennifer G, Ullah, Aziz, Azcona, Jaime Sebastian, Thomas, Barb R and El-Kassaby, Yousry A (2023). Decoupling of height growth and drought or pest resistance tradeoffs is revealed through multiple common-garden experiments of lodgepole pine. Evolution, 77 (3), 893-906. doi: 10.1093/evolut/qpad004

Decoupling of height growth and drought or pest resistance tradeoffs is revealed through multiple common-garden experiments of lodgepole pine

2022

Journal Article

Conservation prioritization based on past cascading climatic effects on genetic diversity and population size dynamics: Insights from a temperate tree species

Liu, Yang (2022). Conservation prioritization based on past cascading climatic effects on genetic diversity and population size dynamics: Insights from a temperate tree species. Diversity and Distributions, 28 (12) 13490, 2712-2728. doi: 10.1111/ddi.13490

Conservation prioritization based on past cascading climatic effects on genetic diversity and population size dynamics: Insights from a temperate tree species

2022

Journal Article

Multiple-trait analyses improved the accuracy of genomic prediction and the power of genome-wide association of productivity and climate change-adaptive traits in lodgepole pine

Cappa, Eduardo P., Chen, Charles, Klutsch, Jennifer G., Sebastian-Azcona, Jaime, Ratcliffe, Blaise, Wei, Xiaojing, Da Ros, Letitia, Ullah, Aziz, Liu, Yang, Benowicz, Andy, Sadoway, Shane, Mansfield, Shawn D., Erbilgin, Nadir, Thomas, Barb R. and El-Kassaby, Yousry A. (2022). Multiple-trait analyses improved the accuracy of genomic prediction and the power of genome-wide association of productivity and climate change-adaptive traits in lodgepole pine. BMC Genomics, 23 (1) 536, 1-20. doi: 10.1186/s12864-022-08747-7

Multiple-trait analyses improved the accuracy of genomic prediction and the power of genome-wide association of productivity and climate change-adaptive traits in lodgepole pine

2022

Journal Article

Pest defences under weak selection exert a limited influence on the evolution of height growth and drought avoidance in marginal pine populations

Liu, Yang, Erbilgin, Nadir, Ratcliffe, Blaise, Klutsch, Jennifer G., Wei, Xiaojing, Ullah, Aziz, Cappa, Eduardo Pablo, Chen, Charles, Thomas, Barb R. and El-Kassaby, Yousry A. (2022). Pest defences under weak selection exert a limited influence on the evolution of height growth and drought avoidance in marginal pine populations. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 289 (1982) 20221034, 1-9. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2022.1034

Pest defences under weak selection exert a limited influence on the evolution of height growth and drought avoidance in marginal pine populations

2022

Journal Article

Improving lodgepole pine genomic evaluation using spatial correlation structure and SNP selection with single-step GBLUP

Cappa, Eduardo P., Ratcliffe, Blaise, Chen, Charles, Thomas, Barb R., Liu, Yang, Klutsch, Jennifer, Wei, Xiaojing, Azcona, Jaime Sebastian, Benowicz, Andy, Sadoway, Shane, Erbilgin, Nadir and El-Kassaby, Yousry A. (2022). Improving lodgepole pine genomic evaluation using spatial correlation structure and SNP selection with single-step GBLUP. Heredity, 128 (4), 209-224. doi: 10.1038/s41437-022-00508-2

Improving lodgepole pine genomic evaluation using spatial correlation structure and SNP selection with single-step GBLUP

2022

Journal Article

Integrating genomic information and productivity and climate-adaptability traits into a regional white spruce breeding program

Cappa, Eduardo P., Klutsch, Jennifer G., Sebastian-Azcona, Jaime, Ratcliffe, Blaise, Wei, Xiaojing, Ros, Letitia Da, Liu, Yang, Chen, Charles, Benowicz, Andy, Sadoway, Shane, Mansfield, Shawn D., Erbilgin, Nadir, Thomas, Barb R. and El-Kassaby, Yousry A. (2022). Integrating genomic information and productivity and climate-adaptability traits into a regional white spruce breeding program. PLoS ONE, 17 (3 March) e0264549, 1-28. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0264549

Integrating genomic information and productivity and climate-adaptability traits into a regional white spruce breeding program

2021

Journal Article

Correction to: Phenotypic plasticity of natural Populus trichocarpa populations in response to temporally environmental change in a common garden (BMC Evolutionary Biology, (2019), 19, 1, (231), 10.1186/s12862-019-1553-6)

Liu, Yang and El-Kassaby, Yousry A. (2021). Correction to: Phenotypic plasticity of natural Populus trichocarpa populations in response to temporally environmental change in a common garden (BMC Evolutionary Biology, (2019), 19, 1, (231), 10.1186/s12862-019-1553-6). BMC Ecology and Evolution, 21 (1) 155, 155. doi: 10.1186/s12862-021-01884-9

Correction to: Phenotypic plasticity of natural Populus trichocarpa populations in response to temporally environmental change in a common garden (BMC Evolutionary Biology, (2019), 19, 1, (231), 10.1186/s12862-019-1553-6)

2021

Journal Article

Transcriptome-wide analysis of introgression-resistant regions reveals genetic divergence genes under positive selection in Populus trichocarpa

Liu, Yang and El-Kassaby, Yousry A. (2021). Transcriptome-wide analysis of introgression-resistant regions reveals genetic divergence genes under positive selection in Populus trichocarpa. Heredity, 126 (3), 442-462. doi: 10.1038/s41437-020-00388-4

Transcriptome-wide analysis of introgression-resistant regions reveals genetic divergence genes under positive selection in Populus trichocarpa

2020

Journal Article

Ecological drivers of plant life-history traits: Assessment of seed mass and germination variation using climate cues and nitrogen resources in conifers

Liu, Yang and El-Kassaby, Yousry A. (2020). Ecological drivers of plant life-history traits: Assessment of seed mass and germination variation using climate cues and nitrogen resources in conifers. Ecological Indicators, 117 106517, 1-11. doi: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2020.106517

Ecological drivers of plant life-history traits: Assessment of seed mass and germination variation using climate cues and nitrogen resources in conifers

2020

Book Chapter

Techniques for Small Non-Coding RNA Analysis in Seeds of Forest Tree Species

Liu, Yang and El-Kassaby, Yousry A. (2020). Techniques for Small Non-Coding RNA Analysis in Seeds of Forest Tree Species. Plant Epigenetics and Epigenomics: Methods and Protocols. (pp. 217-225) New York, NY United States: Humana Press. doi: 10.1007/978-1-0716-0179-2_15

Techniques for Small Non-Coding RNA Analysis in Seeds of Forest Tree Species

2019

Journal Article

Phenotypic plasticity of natural Populus trichocarpa populations in response to temporally environmental change in a common garden

Liu, Yang and El-Kassaby, Yousry A. (2019). Phenotypic plasticity of natural Populus trichocarpa populations in response to temporally environmental change in a common garden. BMC Evolutionary Biology, 19 (1) 231, 231. doi: 10.1186/s12862-019-1553-6

Phenotypic plasticity of natural Populus trichocarpa populations in response to temporally environmental change in a common garden

2019

Journal Article

A roadmap for urban evolutionary ecology

Rivkin, L. Ruth, Santangelo, James S., Alberti, Marina, Aronson, Myla F. J., de Keyzer, Charlotte W., Diamond, Sarah E., Fortin, Marie-Josée, Frazee, Lauren J., Gorton, Amanda J., Hendry, Andrew P., Liu, Yang, Losos, Jonathan B., MacIvor, J. Scott, Martin, Ryan A., McDonnell, Mark J., Miles, Lindsay S., Munshi-South, Jason, Ness, Robert W., Newman, Amy E. M., Stothart, Mason R., Theodorou, Panagiotis, Thompson, Ken A., Verrelli, Brian C., Whitehead, Andrew, Winchell, Kristin M. and Johnson, Marc T. J. (2019). A roadmap for urban evolutionary ecology. Evolutionary Applications, 12 (3), 384-398. doi: 10.1111/eva.12734

A roadmap for urban evolutionary ecology

2019

Journal Article

Novel insights into plant genome evolution and adaptation as revealed through transposable elements and non-coding RNAs in conifers

Liu, Yang and El-Kassaby, Yousry A. (2019). Novel insights into plant genome evolution and adaptation as revealed through transposable elements and non-coding RNAs in conifers. Genes, 10 (3) 228, 228. doi: 10.3390/genes10030228

Novel insights into plant genome evolution and adaptation as revealed through transposable elements and non-coding RNAs in conifers

2018

Journal Article

Evapotranspiration and favorable growing degree-days are key to tree height growth and ecosystem functioning: Meta-Analyses of Pacific Northwest historical data

Liu, Yang and El-Kassaby, Yousry A. (2018). Evapotranspiration and favorable growing degree-days are key to tree height growth and ecosystem functioning: Meta-Analyses of Pacific Northwest historical data. Scientific Reports, 8 (1) 8228. doi: 10.1038/s41598-018-26681-1

Evapotranspiration and favorable growing degree-days are key to tree height growth and ecosystem functioning: Meta-Analyses of Pacific Northwest historical data

2017

Book Chapter

Roles of the Environment in Plant Life-History Trade-offs

Liu, Yang, Walck, Jeffrey L. and El-Kassaby, Yousry A. (2017). Roles of the Environment in Plant Life-History Trade-offs. Advances in Seed Biology. (pp. 3-24) London, United Kingdom: InTech. doi: 10.5772/intechopen.70312

Roles of the Environment in Plant Life-History Trade-offs

2017

Journal Article

Global Analysis of Small RNA Dynamics during Seed Development of Picea glauca and Arabidopsis thaliana Populations Reveals Insights on their Evolutionary Trajectories

Liu, Yang and El-Kassaby, Yousry A. (2017). Global Analysis of Small RNA Dynamics during Seed Development of Picea glauca and Arabidopsis thaliana Populations Reveals Insights on their Evolutionary Trajectories. Frontiers in Plant Science, 8 1719. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2017.01719

Global Analysis of Small RNA Dynamics during Seed Development of Picea glauca and Arabidopsis thaliana Populations Reveals Insights on their Evolutionary Trajectories

2017

Journal Article

Regulatory crosstalk between microRNAs and hormone signalling cascades controls the variation on seed dormancy phenotype at Arabidopsis thaliana seed set

Liu, Yang and El-Kassaby, Yousry A. (2017). Regulatory crosstalk between microRNAs and hormone signalling cascades controls the variation on seed dormancy phenotype at Arabidopsis thaliana seed set. Plant Cell Reports, 36 (5), 705-717. doi: 10.1007/s00299-017-2111-6

Regulatory crosstalk between microRNAs and hormone signalling cascades controls the variation on seed dormancy phenotype at Arabidopsis thaliana seed set

2017

Journal Article

Impact of temperature shifts on the joint evolution of seed dormancy and size

Liu, Yang, Barot, Sébastien, El-Kassaby, Yousry A. and Loeuille, Nicolas (2017). Impact of temperature shifts on the joint evolution of seed dormancy and size. Ecology and Evolution, 7 (1), 26-37. doi: 10.1002/ece3.2611

Impact of temperature shifts on the joint evolution of seed dormancy and size