Cetaceans are fully aquatic predatory mammals that have successfully colonized virtually all
marine habitats. Their adaptation to these habitats, so radically different from those of their …

The decreasing cost and increasing scope and power of emerging genomic technologies
are reshaping the field of molecular ecology. However, many modern genomic approaches …

An introduction to articles published within the issue is presented, including an approach to
discover single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP) for population genetics study of the ringed …

Photographic and genetic studies have revealed the complex population structure of
migratory large whales. Most research and management are geographically based, focusing …

We can examine the evolution of multilevel societies using comparative studies. Intraspecific
comparisons are valuable because confounding factors are reduced. Female sperm whales …

The interplay of natural selection and genetic drift, influenced by geographic isolation,
mating systems and population size, determines patterns of genetic diversity within species …

Sperm whale social groups can be assigned to vocal clans based on their production of
codas, short stereotyped patterns of clicks. It is currently unclear whether genetic variation …

This study presents a comprehensive genetic analysis of stock structure for leatherback
turtles (Dermochelys coriacea), combining 17 microsatellite loci and 763 bp of the mtDNA …

The field of conservation genetics is in the midst of transitioning from microsatellites to single
nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) as part of a broader transition from genetic to genomic …

Next‐generation sequencing (NGS) is emerging as an efficient and cost‐effective tool in
population genomic analyses of nonmodel organisms, allowing simultaneous resequencing …