For hundreds of millions of years, large vertebrates (megafauna) have inhabited most of the
ecosystems on our planet. During the late Quaternary, notably during the Late P leistocene …

Hybridization, defined as breeding between two distinct taxonomic units, can have an
important effect on the evolutionary patterns in cross-breeding taxa. Although interspecific …

The geographic distribution of coyotes (Canis latrans) has dramatically expanded since
1900, spreading across much of North America in a period when most other mammal …

The successful movement of individuals is fundamental to life. Facilitating these movements
by promoting ecological connectivity has become a central theme in ecology and …

Lyme disease is the most prevalent vector-borne disease in North America, and both the
annual incidence and geographic range are increasing. The emergence of Lyme disease …

Protection of populations comprising admixed genomes is a challenge under the
Endangered Species Act (ESA), which is regarded as the most powerful species protection …

High-throughput genotyping technologies developed for model species can potentially
increase the resolution of demographic history and ancestry in wild relatives. We use a SNP …

After decades of discussion, there is little consensus on the extent to which hybrids between
endangered and nonendangered species should be protected by US law. As increasingly …

The current rapid climate change and human-induced alteration of landscapes and animal
communities have led to range expansions in numerous species, raising concerns about …

During the late Pleistocene, isolated lineages of hominins exchanged genes thus
influencing genomic variation in humans in both the past and present. However, the …