Introgressive hybridization results in mito‐nuclear discordance which could obscure the
delimitation of closely related taxa. Although such events are increasingly reported, they …

Landscape features are known to alter the spatial genetic variation of aboveground
organisms. Here, we tested the hypothesis that the genetic structure of belowground …

Urban soils are subject to intense environmental pressures, eg physical disturbance, surface
transformation and pollution, which greatly impact the activity of soil organisms. The epigeic …

Metallic trace elements (MTEs) soil pollution has become a worldwide concern, particularly
regarding its impact on earthworms. Earthworms, which constitute the dominant taxon of soil …

Molecular ecology combines a set of approaches using molecular genetic techniques to
answer ecology issues. This chapter presents some of the studies that have used molecular …