Advancing technologies have facilitated the ever‐widening application of genetic markers
such as microsatellites into new systems and research questions in biology. In light of the …

The effective population size (N e) is an important parameter in ecology, evolutionary
biology and conservation biology. It is, however, notoriously difficult to estimate, mainly …

Microsatellites are a ubiquitous class of simple repetitive DNA sequences, which are
widespread in both eukaryotic and prokaryotic genomes. The use of microsatellites as …

The inverse correlation between skin pigmentation and latitude observed in human
populations is thought to have been shaped by selective pressures favoring lighter skin to …

The identification of geographic population structure and genetic ancestry on the basis of a
minimal set of genetic markers is desirable for a wide range of applications in medical and …

The levels of haplotype diversity within the lineages defined by two single-nucleotide
polymorphisms (SNPs)(− 13910 C/T and− 22018 G/A) associated with human lactase …

The effective population size (Ne) provides information on how fast genetic variation is being
lost, or relatedness is increasing, in a population of interest. This parameter is often …

Many populations of brown trout are managed by hatchery breeding and supportive release.
Using a limited number of individuals as founders creates a bottleneck, which can lead to …

Y-chromosome microsatellites (Y-STRs) are typically used for kinship analysis and forensic
identification, as well as for inferences on population history and evolution. All applications …

Accelerated losses of biodiversity are a hallmark of the current era. Large declines of
population size have been widely observed and currently 22,176 species are threatened by …