Environmental Genomics Special Issue from Heredity.

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Environmental Genomics Special Issue Heredity, the official journal of The Genetics Society, is proud to present the special issue 'Environmental Genomics'. This special issue reflects recent advances in the field of environmental genomics and highlights the exciting prospects in the light of the new, rapidly-evolving tools being developed with next generation sequencing (NGS). Understanding the ecology, evolution, adaptation and biodiversity of organisms in their ecosystems is one of the most challenging scientific issues to which NGS and other “omics” approaches may contribute. The papers deal with a broad range of organisms (eukaryotes and prokaryotes) and environments, including biotic interactions and methodological enhancements. The special issue highlights the exciting paths opened by NGS in environmental genomics and the novel opportunities to go deeper into the understanding and characterization of complex biological systems. Access free online until 15 May.   Content of this issue includes:       Editorial         Next-generation sequencing propels environmental genomics to the front line of research D Joly and D Faure         Reviews         Combining experimental evolution with next-generation sequencing: a powerful tool to study adaptation from standing genetic variation C Schlötterer et al.         Original Articles         Use of RAD sequencing for delimiting species E Pante et al.         Modification of atmospheric sand-associated bacterial communities during Asian sandstorms in China and South Korea S An, H H Sin and M S DuBow         Improving soil bacterial taxa–area relationships assessment using DNA meta-barcoding S Terrat et al.         Transcriptome of the quorum-sensing signal-degrading Rhodococcus erythropolis responds differentially to virulent and avirulent Pectobacterium atrosepticum A Kwasiborski et al.         Large-scale genotyping of highly polymorphic loci by next-generation sequencing: how to overcome the challenges to reliably genotype individuals? M Ferrandiz-Rovira et al.         Whole-genome re-sequencing of non-model organisms: lessons from unmapped reads A Gouin et al.         The environmental genomics of metazoan thermal adaptation D Porcelli et al.         Conservatism and novelty in the genetic architecture of adaptation in Heliconius butterflies B Huber et al.         DNA metabarcoding diet analysis for species with parapatric vs sympatric distribution: a case study on subterranean rodents C M Lopes et al.       Read the special issue today Free until the 15 May.   RSS E-alerts Subscribe Recommend Twitter Submit Share:  Facebook        Twitter        LinkedIn        Digg        StumbleUpon As a registered user of Nature Publishing Group's Web sites, our database indicates that you have opted-in to receive product information and special offers. If you no longer wish to receive these e-mails or to discontinue all e-mail services from Nature Publishing Group please update your online account. Modify My Account (Log in to be recognised as a Nature.com registrant). For further information on technical assistance | print subscriptions | other enquiries. Nature Publishing Group | Principal offices: London | New York and Tokyo, and offices in cities worldwide including Basingstoke | Barcelona | Boston | Buenos Aires | Cairo | Delhi | Heidelberg | Shanghai | Madrid | Melbourne | Mexico City | Mumbai | Munich | Paris | San Francisco | Sao Paulo | Seoul and Washington DC. Macmillan Publishers Limited is a company incorporated in England & Wales under company number 785998 & whose registered office is located at Brunel Road, Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 6XS. Nature Publishing Group | 75 Varick St Fl 9 | New York | NY 10013-1917 | USA © 2015 Nature Publishing Group, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited. All rights reserved.