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Desaulniers, E., C. Depardieu, S. Nadeau, J.-P. Laverdière, M. Perron, F. Ogut, P. Rozenberg, J. Bousquet & P. Lenz. 2026. Automated analysis of intra-annual density fluctuations to uncover climate-sensitive and genetically variable wood traits. Science of the Total Environment 1007: 181087 (12p.).
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Chagnon, C., G. Moreau, A. Soro, C. Bombardier-Cauffopé, E. Baby-Bouchard, V. Chamberland, J. Barrette, N. Gélinas, I. Duchesne, P. Lenz, J. Bousquet & A. Achim.2025. A comprehensive framework to evaluate the financial impacts of genetic improvement on wood products from planted forests. Canadian Journal of Forest Research 55: 1 (15p.).
Gérardi, S., F. Gagnon, N. Pavy, J. Laroche, S. Nadeau, B. Boyle, A. Soro, S. Millican, S. Thompson, A. Thomson, M. Perron, S. Bockstette, J. Beaulieu, P. Lenz & J. Bousquet (2025). Development and validation of an exome-wide SNP genotyping array for GWAS, genomic prediction and assessment of introgressive hybridization between black and red spruces, and transferability to white and Norway spruces. bioRxiv Biology Archive (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) vol. 2025: 688480 (31p.).
Goessen, R., N. Isabel, C. Wehenkel, L. Touchette, J. Gagné, M. Lamara, E. Gonzales-Vigil, O. Hui, J. Bousquet, K. Mock, R. Soolanayakanahally & I. Porth. 2025. Characterizing genetic adaptations and plastic stress responses within a transcontinental North American keystone species. Tree Physiology 45: tpaf087.
Goessen, R., N. Isabel, C. Wehenkel, J. Hernández-Velasco, E. Mendoza-Maya, C. Saenz-Romero, A. Blanco-Garcia, J. Bousquet & I. Porth. 2025. Elucidating continental-wide phylogeographic and adaptive processes shaping the genome-wide diversity of North America’s most widely distributed tree. Molecular Ecology. in press
Marchand, W., C. Depardieu, E.M. Campbell. J. Bousquet & M.P. Girardin. 2025. Long-term temporal divergence in post-drought resilience decline between deciduous and evergreen tree species. Global Change Biology 31(7): e70330 (24p.).
Pavy, N., S. Gérardi, J. Prunier, P. Rigault, J. Laroche, G. Daigle, B. Boyle, J. Mackay & J. Bousquet. 2025. Contrasting transcriptome-wide SNP diversity and adaptive molecular variation among conifers. Frontiers in Plant Science 16: 1500759 (17p.).
Reed-Métayer, E., C. Depardieu, P. Lenz, J. Bousquet & M. Perron. 2025. Spruce hybrids show superior lifespan growth but intermediate response to climate stress, as compared to their ecologically divergent parental species. Forest Ecology and Management 581: 122550 (19p.).
Ribeyre, Z., C. Depardieu, J. Prunier, G. Pelletier, G. Parent, J. Mackay, A. Séguin, A. Droit, J. Bousquet, P. Nolet & C. Messier. 2025. De novo transcriptome assembly and discovery of drought-responsive genes in white spruce (Picea glauca). PLoS ONE 20(1): e0316661 (28p.). 2024 Beaulieu, J., P. Lenz, J.-P. Laverdière, S. Nadeau & J. Bousquet. 2024. A meta-analysis on the effects of marker coverage, status number, and size of training set on predictive accuracy and heritability estimates from genomic selection in tree breeding. Tree Genetics and Genomes 20: 22 (14p.). Depardieu,C., P. Lenz, J. Marion, S. Nadeau, C. Bégin, W. Marchand, M.P. Girardin, A. Gessler, K. Treydte, J. Bousquet, M.M. Savard & N. Isabel. 2024. Contrasting physiological strategies explain heterogeneous responses to severe drought conditions within local populations of a widespread conifer. Science of the Total Environment 923: 171174 (14p.). Hung, T.-H., E.T.Y. Wu, P. Zeltins, A. Jansons, A. Ullah, N. Erbilgin, J. Bohlmann, J. Bousquet, I. Birol, S. Clegg & J.J. Mackay. 2024. Long-insert sequence capture detects high copy numbers in the defence beta-glucosidase gene βglu-1 with large variations in Picea glauca but not Picea abies. BMC Genomics 25: 118 (16p.). Lo, T., L. Coombe, K. Gagalova, A. Marr, R.L. Warren, H. Kirk, P. Pandoh, Y. Zhao, R.A. Moore, A.J. Mungall, C. Ritland, N. Pavy, S.J.M. Jones, J. Bohlmann, J. Bousquet, I. Birol & A. Thomson. 2023. Assembly and annotation of the black spruce genome provide insights on spruce phylogeny and evolution of stress response. G3 – Genes Genomes Genetics 14 (1): jkad247 (16p.). Tumas, H., J.J. Ilska, S. Gérardi, J. Laroche, S. A’Hara, B. Boyle, M. Janes, P. McLean, G. Lopez, S.J. Lee, J. Cottrell, G. Gorjanc, J. Bousquet, J.A. Woolliams & J.J. MacKay. 2024. High-density genetic linkage mapping in Sitka spruce advances the integration of genomic resources in conifers. G3 – Genes Genomes Genetics 14(4): jkae020 (14p.). Woudstra, Y., H. Tumas, C. van Gherlder, T.-H. Hung, J.J. Ilska, S. Gérardi, S. A’Hara, P. McLean, J. Cottrell, J. Bohlmann, J. Bousquet, I. Birol, J.A. Wooliams & J.J. Mackay. 2024. Conifers concentrate large numbers of NLR immune receptor genes on one chromosome. Genome Biology and Evolution 16: evae113 (15p.). 2023 Galeano, E., E.P. Cappa, J. Bousquet & B.R. Thomas. 2023. Optimizing a regional white spruce tree improvement program: SNP genotyping for enhanced breeding values, genetic diversity assessment, and estimation of pollen contamination. Forests 14: 2212 (18p.). Nadeau, S., J. Beaulieu, S.A. Gezan, M. Perron, J. Bousquet & P.R.N. Lenz. 2023. Increasing genomic prediction accuracy for unphenotyped fullsib families by modeling additive and dominance effects with large datasets in white spruce. Frontiers in Plant Science 14: 1137834 (24p). Soro, A., P. Lenz, J.-R. Roussel, F. Larochelle, J. Bousquet & A. Achim. 2023. The phenotypic and genetic effects of drought‑induced stress on apical growth, ring width, wood density and biomass in white spruce seedlings. New Forests 54: 789-811. Soro, A., P. Lenz, J.-M. Roussel, D. Pothier, J. Bousquet & A. Achim. 2023. The phenotypic and genetic effects of drought-induced stress on wood specific conductivity and anatomical properties in white spruce seedlings, and relationships with growth and wood density. Frontiers in Plant Science 14: 1297314 (17p.). 2022 Beaulieu, J., P. Lenz & J. Bousquet. 2022. Metadata analysis indicates biased estimation of genetic parameters and gains using pedigree information instead of genomic-based approaches in tree breeding. Scientific Reports 12, 3933 (10p.). Benomar, L., J. Bousquet, M. Perron, J. Beaulieu & M. Lamara. 2022. Tree maladaptation under mid-latitude early spring warming and late cold spells: implications for assisted migration. Frontiers in Plant Science 13: 920852 (12p.). Gagalova, K., R.L. Warren, L. Coombe, J. Wong, K.M. Nip, M.M. Saint Yuen, J. Whitehill, J.M. Celedon, C. Ritland, G.A. Taylor, D” Cheng, P. Plettner, S.A. Hammond, H. Mohamadi, Y. Zhao, R. A. Moore, A. J. Mungall, B. Boyle, J. Laroche, J. Cottrell, J. Mackay, M. Lamothe, S. Gérardi, N. Isabel, N. Pavy, S.J.M. Jones, J. Bohlmann, J. Bousquet & I. Birol. 2022. Spruce giga-genomes: structurally similar yet distinctive with differentially expanding gene families and rapidly evolving genes. The Plant Journal 111 (17p.) doi:10.1111/tpj.15889 Goessen, R., N. Isabel, C. Wehenkel, N. Pavy, I. Giguère, M.-C. Gros-Louis, L. Touchette, J. Laroche, B. Boyle, L. Tischenko, R. Soolanayakanahally, K. Mock, J. Hernandez-Velasco, S.L. Simental-Rodriguez, J. Bousquet & I. Porth. 2022. Coping with environmental constraints: geographically divergent adaptive genetic evolution and germination plasticity in the transcontinental Populus tremuloides. Plant People Planet 4 (17p.) doi:10.1002/ppp3.10297 Laverdière, J.-P., P. Lenz, S. Nadeau, C. Depardieu, N. Isabel, M. Perron, J. Beaulieu & J. Bousquet. 2022. Breeding for adaptation to climate change: genomic selection for drought response in a white spruce multi-site polycross test. Evolutionary Applications 15: 383-402. Rashidi-Jouybari, I., P. Lenz, J. Beaulieu, S. Nadeau, J. Bousquet & A. Achim. 2022. Multi-trait selection for improved solid wood physical and flexural properties in white spruce (Picea glauca). Forestry 95: 492-503. Soro, A., P. Lenz, M. Hassegawa, J.-R. Roussel, J. Bousquet & A. Achim. 2022. Genetic influence on components of wood density in white spruce. Forestry 75: 153-165. 2021 Bousquet, J., S. Gérardi, G. de Lafontaine, J.P. Jaramillo-Correa, N. Pavy, J. Prunier, P. Lenz & J. Beaulieu. 2021. Spruce population genomics. In Population Genomics: Forest Trees. Ed. O.P. Rajora. Springer. 64p. Depardieu, C., S. Gérardi, S. Nadeau, G. Parent, J. Mackay, P. Lenz, J. Bousquet & N. Isabel. 2021. Connecting tree-ring phenotypes, association genomics, and transcriptomics to decipher the genomic architecture of drought tolerance in a widespread conifer. Molecular Ecology 30: 3898-3917 (this article was elected for the cover page of the August 2021 issue of the journal, and was also the subject of an editorial comment on pages 3893-95 of the same issue). Galeano, E., J. Bousquet & B.R. Thomas. 2021. SNP-based analysis reveals unexpected features of genetic diversity, parental contributions and pollen contamination in a white spruce breeding program. Scientific Reports 11: 4990 (14p.) Laoué, J., C. Depardieu, S. Gérardi, M. Lamothe, C. Bomal, A. Azaiez, M.C. Gros-Louis, J. Laroche, B. Boyle, A. Hammerbacher, N. Isabel & J. Bousquet. 2021. Combining QTL mapping and transcriptomics to decipher the genetic architecture of phenolic compounds metabolism in the conifer white spruce. Frontiers in Plant Science 112: 793 (20p.) Soro, A., P. Lenz, M. Hassegawa, J.-R. Roussel, J. Bousquet & A. Achim. 2021. Genetic influence on components of wood density in white spruce. Forestry 75. 13p. Thiffault, N., P. Raymond, J.-M. Lussier, I. Aubin, S. Roy-Tardif, A. D’Amato, F. Doyon, B. Lafleur, M. Perron, J. Bousquet, N. Isabel, S. Carles, P. Lupien & A. Malenfant. 2021. Adaptive silviculture for climate change: from concepts to reality. The Forestry Chronicle 97: 13-27 Thiffault, N., P. Raymond, J.-M. Lussier, I. Aubin, S. Roy-Tardif, A. D’Amato, F. Doyon, B. Lafleur, M. Perron, J. Bousquet, N. Isabel, S. Carles, P. Lupien & A. Malenfant. 2021. Sylviculture d’adaptation aux changements climatiques: des concepts à la réalité. The Forestry Chronicle 97: 28-42 2020 Beaulieu, J., S. Nadeau, C. Ding, J. M. Celedon, A. Azaiez, C. Ritland, J‐P. Laverdière, M. Deslauriers, G. Adams, M. Fullarton, J. Bohlmann, P.R.N. Lenz & J. Bousquet . 2020. Genomic selection for resistance to spruce budworm in white spruce and relationships with growth and wood quality traits. Evolutionary Applications (in press). Chamberland, V., F. Robichaud, M. Perron, N, Gélinas, J. Bousquet & J. Beaulieu. 2020. Conventional versus genomic selection for white spruce improvement: a comparison of costs and benefits of plantations on Québec public lands. Tree Genetics and Genomes 16: 17 (16p.). Depardieu, C., M.P. Girardin, S. Nadeau, P. Lenz, J. Bousquet & N. Isabel. 2020. Adaptive genetic variation to drought in a widely distributed conifer suggests a potential for increasing forest resilience in a drying climate. New Phytologist 227: 427–439. Jackman, S.D., L. Coombe, R.L. Warren, H. Kirk, E. Trinh, T. McLeod, S. Pleasance, P. Pandoh, Y. Zhao, R.J. Coope, J. Bousquet, J. Bohlmann, S.J.M. Jones & I. Birol. 2020. Complete mitochondrial genome of a gymnosperm, Sitka spruce (Picea sitchensis), indicates a complex physical structure. Genome Biology and Evolution (in press). Lenz, P.R.N., S. Nadeau, M.-J. Mottet, M. Perron, N. Isabel, J. Beaulieu & J. Bousquet. 2020. Multi-trait genomic selection for weevil resistance, growth and wood quality traits in Norway spruce. Evolutionary Applications 13: 76-94. Lenz, P.R.N., S. Nadeau, A. Azaïez, S. Gerardi, M. Deslauriers, M. Perron, N. Isabel, J. Beaulieu & J. Bousquet. 2020. Genomic prediction for hastening and improving efficiency of forward selection in conifer polycross mating designs: an example from white spruce. Heredity 124: 562-578. Lo, T., L. Coombe, D. Lin, R. Warren, H. Kirk, P. Pandoh, Y. Zhao, R. Moore, A. Mungall, C. Ritland, J. Bousquet, S. Jones, J. Bohlmann, A. Thomson & I. Birol. 2020. Complete chloroplast genome sequence of a black spruce (Picea mariana) from Eastern Canada. Microbiology Resource Announcements (in press). 2019 Hassegawa, M., M. Savard, P.R.N. Lenz, E. Duchateau, N. Gelinas, J. Bousquet & A. Achim. 2019. White spruce wood quality for lumber products: priority traits and their enhancement through tree improvement. Forestry. 93: 16-37. Lin, D., L. Coombe, S. Jackman, K. Gagalova, R. Warren, S Hammond, H. McDonald, H. Kirk, P. Pandoh, Y. Zhao, R. Moore, A. Mungall, C. Ritland, T. Doerksen, B. Jaquish, J. Bousquet, S. Jones, J. Bohlmann & I. Birol. 2019. Complete chloroplast genome sequence of an Engelmann spruce (Picea engelmannii) genotype from western Canada. Microbiology Resource Announcements. 8(24):e00382-19 (3p). Lin, D., L. Coombe, S. Jackman, K. Gagalova, R. Warren, S Hammond, H. McDonald, H. Kirk, P. Pandoh, Y. Zhao, R. Moore, A. Mungall, C. Ritland, N. Isabel, B. Jaquish, J. Bousquet, S. Jones, J. Bohlmann & I. Birol. 2019. Complete chloroplast genome sequence of a white spruce (Picea glauca) genotype from eastern Canada. Microbiology Resource Announcements. 8(23): e00381-19 (4p.). Tran, H., S. Kanzaki, L. Triest, I. Hormoza, N.J. Kuk, R. Ming, J. Bousquet, D. Khasa & P. Van Damme. 2019. Analysis of genetic diversity analysis of lychee (Litchi chinensis Sonn.) and wild forest relatives in the Sapindaceae from Vietnam using microsatellites. Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution. 66: 1653-1669. Van Ghelder, C., G.J. Parent, P. Rigault, J. Prunier, I. Giguère, S. Caron, J. Stival Sena, A. Deslauriers, J. Bousquet, D. Esmenjaud & J. Mackay. 2019. The large repertoire of conifer NLR resistance genes includes drought responsive and highly diversified RNLs. Scientifc Reports. 9: 11614 (13p.). Warren, R.L., L. Coombe, H. Mohamadi, J. Zhang, B. Jaquish, N. Isabel, S.J.M. Jones, J. Bousquet, J. Bohlmann & I. Birol. 2019. NtEdit: scalable genome assembly polishing. Bioinformatics. 35: 4430-4432. 2018 Azaiez, A., N. Pavy, S. Gérardi, J. Laroche, B. Boyle, F. Gagnon, M-J. Mottet, J. Beaulieu & J. Bousquet. 2018. A catalog of annotated high-confidence SNPs from exome capture and sequencing reveals highly polymorphic genes in Norway spruce (Picea abies). BMC Genomics 19: 942 (13p.). Benomar, L., MS. Lamhamedi, S. Pepin, A. Rainville, M-C. Lambert, HA. Margolis, J. Bousquet & J. Beaulieu. 2018. Thermal acclimation of photosynthesis and respiration of southern and northern white spruce seed sources tested along a regional climatic gradient indicates limited potential to cope with temperature warming. Annals of Botany 121: 443-457. Lamara, M., G.J. Parent, I. Giguère, J. Beaulieu, J. Bousquet & J.J. MacKay. 2018. Association genetics of acetophenone defence against spruce budworm in mature white spruce. BMC Plant Biology 18: 231 (15p.). Otis Prud’homme, G., MS. Lamhamedi, L. Benomar, A. Rainville, J. DeBlois, J. Bousquet & J. Beaulieu. 2018. Ecophysiology and growth of white spruce seedlings from various seed sources along a climatic gradient support the need for assisted migration. Frontiers in Plant Science 8: 2214 (17p.). Stival Sena, J., I. Giguère, P. Rigault, J. Bousquet & J. MacKay. 2018. Expansion of the dehydrin family in the Pinaceae is associated with considerable structural diversity and drought-responsive expression. Tree Physiology 38: 442-456. 2017 De Lafontaine, G. & J. Bousquet. 2017. Asymmetry matters: genomic assessment of directional biases in gene flow between hybridizing spruces . Ecology and Evolution 7: 3883-3893. Godbout, J., L. Tremblay, C. Levasseur, P. Lavigne, A. Rainville, J. MacKay, J. Bousquet & N. Isabel. 2017. Development of a traceability system based on a SNP array for large-scale production of high-value white spruce (Picea glauca). Frontiers in Plant Science 8: 1264 (13p.). Lenz, P., J. Beaulieu, S. Clément, S. Mansfield, M. Desponts & J. Bousquet. 2017. Factors affecting the accuracy of genomic selection for growth and wood quality traits in an advanced-breeding population of black spruce (Picea mariana). BMC Genomics 18: 335 (17p.). Pavy, N., M. Lamothe, B. Pelgas, F. Gagnon, I. Birol, J. Bohlmann, J. Mackay, N. Isabel & J. Bousquet. 2017. A high resolution reference genetic map positioning 8.8K genes for the conifer white spruce: structural genomics implications and correspondence with physical distance. The Plant Journal 90: 189-203. Prunier, J., S. Caron, M. Lamothe, S. Blais, J. Bousquet, N. Isabel & J. Mackay. 2017. Gene copy number variations and adaptive evolution: the genomic architecture of gene CNVs revealed by genetic mapping and their adaptive role in a non domesticated species, white spruce. Molecular Ecology 26: 5989-6001. 2016 Benomar, L., M. S. Lamhamedi, A. Rainville, J. Beaulieu, J. Bousquet & H.A. Margolis. 2016. Genetic adaptation versus ecophysiological plasticity of photosynthetic-related traits in young Picea glauca trees along a regional climatic gradient. Frontiers in Plant Science 7: 48 (15p.). Jackman, S.D., R. Warren, E. Gibb, B.P. Vandervalk, J. Mohanadi, J. Chu, A. Raymond, S. Pleasance, R. Coope, M.R. Wildung, C. Ritland, J. Bousquet, SJM Jones, JC Bohlmann & I. Birol. 2016. Organellar genomes of white spruce (Picea glauca): Assembly and annotation. Genome Biology and Evolution 8: 29-41. Lamara, M., E. Raherison, P. Lenz, J. Beaulieu, J. Bousquet & J. MacKay. 2016. Genetic architecture of wood properties based on association analysis and co-expression networks in white spruce. New Phytologist 210: 240-255. Park, Y.S., J. Beaulieu & J. Bousquet. 2016. Multi-varietal forestry integrating genomic selection and somatic embryogenesis. In Y.-S. Park, J. Bonga & H.K. Moon (eds). Vegetative Propagation of Forest Trees. National Institute of Forest Science, Seoul, South Korea. Pp. 302-322 (invited). Pavy, N., F. Gagnon, A. Deschênes, B. Boyle, J. Beaulieu & J. Bousquet. 2016. Development of highly reliable in silico SNP resource and genotyping assay from exome capture and sequencing: an example from black spruce (Picea mariana). Molecular Ecology Resources 16: 588–598. Villeneuve, I., M.S. Lamhamedi, L. Benomar, A. Rainville, J. Deblois, J. Beaulieu, J. Bousquet, M.-C. Lambert & H.A Margolis. 2016. Morpho-physiological variation of white spruce seedlings from various seed sources and implications for deployment under climate change. Frontiers in Plant Science 7: 1450 (15p.). Warren, É., G. de Lafontaine, S. Gérardi, S. Senneville, J. Beaulieu, M. Perron, J.P. Jaramillo-Correa & J. Bousquet. 2016. Joint inferences from cytoplasmic DNA and fossil data provide evidence for glacial vicariance and contrasted postglacial dynamics in tamarack, a transcontinental conifer. Journal of Biogeography 43: 1227-1241. 2015
Beaulieu, J. & J. Bousquet. 2015. Genomic selection – Potential and current limits of application in boreal conifer breeding programs. In Proc. 34th Meeting of the Canadian Forest Genetics Association, Univ. of New Brunswick, Fredericton, August 17-20. Part II. Ed. D. Simpson. Canadian Forest Service, Fredericton. 10p.
Benomar, L., M.S. Lamhamedi, I. Villeneuve, A. Rainville, J. Beaulieu, J. Bousquet & H.A. Margolis. 2015. Fine-scale geographic variation in photosynthetic-related traits of Picea glauca seedlings indicates local adaptation to climate. Tree Physiology 35: 864-878.
Carles, S., D. Boyer-Groulx, M.S. Lamhamedi, A. Rainville, J. Beaulieu, P.Y. Bernier, J. Bousquet & H.A. Margolis. 2015. Family variation in the morphology and physiology of white spruce (Picea glauca) seedlings in response to elevated CO2 and temperature. Journal of Sustainable Forestry 34: 169-198.
Cinget, B., G. de Lafontaine, S. Gérardi & J. Bousquet. 2015. Integrating phylogeography and paleoecology to investigate the origin and dynamics of hybrid zones: insights from two widespread North American firs. Molecular Ecology 24: 2856-2870.
Cinget, B., S. Gérardi, J. Beaulieu & J. Bousquet. 2015. Less pollen-mediated gene flow for more signatures of glacial lineages: congruent evidence from balsam fir cpDNA and mtDNA for multiple refugia in eastern and central North America. PLoS ONE 10(4): e0122815 (25p.).
De Lafontaine, G., J. Prunier, S. Gérardi & J. Bousquet. 2015. Tracking the progression of speciation: variable patterns of introgression across the genome provide insights on the species delimitation between progenitor-derivative spruces (Picea mariana × P. rubens). Molecular Ecology 24: 5229-5247.
Hornoy, B., N. Pavy, S. Gérardi, J. Beaulieu & J. Bousquet. 2015. Genetic adaptation to climate in white spruce involves small to moderate allele frequency shifts in functionally diverse genes. Genome Biology and Evolution 7: 3269–3285.
Jaramillo-Correa, J.P., S. Gérardi, J. Beaulieu, F.T. Ledig & J. Bousquet. 2015. Inferring and outlining past population declines with linked microsatellites: a case study in two spruce species. Tree Genetics & Genomes 11: 9 (12p.).
Prunier, J., G. Tessier, J. Bousquet & J. Mackay. 2015. From genotypes to phenotypes: expression levels of genes encompassing adaptive SNPs in black spruce. Plant Cell Reports 34: 2111-2125 (15p.).
Taft, S., A. Najar, J. Godbout, J. Bousquet & N. Erbilgin. 2015. Variations in foliar monoterpenes across the range of jack pine reveal three widespread chemotypes: implications to host expansion of invasive mountain pine beetle. Frontiers in Plant Science 6: 342 (12p.).
Warren R.L., C.I Keeling, M.M. Yuen, A. Raymond, G.A. Taylor, B.P. Vandervalk, H. Mohamadi, D. Paulino, R. Chiu, S.D. Jackman, G. Robertson, C. Yang, M. Hoffmann, D. Weigel, D.R. Nelson, C. Ritland, N. Isabel, B. Jaquish, A. Yanchuk, J. Bousquet, S.J. Jones, J. MacKay, I. Birol & J. Bohlmann. 2015. Improved white spruce (Picea glauca) genome assemblies and annotation of large gene families of conifer terpenoid and phenolic defense metabolism. The Plant Journal 83: 189-212.
2014 Beaulieu, J., T. Doerksen, S. Clément, J. Mackay & J. Bousquet. 2014. Accuracy of genomic selection models in a large population of open-pollinated families in white spruce. Heredity 113: 343-352. Beaulieu, J., T.K. Doerksen, J. MacKay, A. Rainville & J. Bousquet. 2014. Genomic selection accuracies within and between environments and small breeding groups in white spruce. BMC Genomics 15: 1048. De La Torre, A.R., I. Birol, J. Bousquet, P.K. Ingvarsson, S. Jansson, S.J.M. Jones, C.I. Keeling, J. MacKay, O. Nilsson, K. Ritland, N. Street, A. Yanchuk, P. Zerbe & J. Bohlmann. 2014. Insights into conifer giga-genomes. Plant Physiology 166: 1724-1732. Doerksen, T.K., J. Bousquet & J. Beaulieu. 2014. Inbreeding depression in intra-provenance crosses driven by founder relatedness in white spruce. Tree Genetics & Genomes 10: 203-212. Godbout, J. & J. Bousquet. 2014. Les génomes du pin gris et du pin tordu, témoins des bouleversements climatiques passés. Naturaliste Canadien 138: 32-44. 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