Based on claims that dogs are less aggressive and show more sophisticated socio-cognitive
skills compared with wolves, dog domestication has been invoked to support the idea that …

Although detrimental genetic processes are known to adversely affect the viability of
populations, little is known about how detrimental genetic processes in a keystone species …

Over the past 50 years conservation genetics has developed a substantive toolbox to inform
species management. One of the most long‐standing tools available to manage genetics …

In 2020, it will have been twenty-five years since one of the greatest wildlife conservation
and restoration achievements of the twentieth century took place: the reintroduction of …

Hunting mortality can affect population abundance, demography, patterns of dispersal and
philopatry, breeding, and genetic diversity. We investigated the effects of hunting on the …

The host‐associated microbiome is an important player in the ecology and evolution of
species. Despite growing interest in the medical, veterinary, and conservation communities …

Coyotes are ubiquitous on the North American landscape as a result of their recent
expansion across the continent. They have been documented in the heart of some of the …

Population genetic theory posits that molecular variation buffers against disease risk.
Although this “monoculture effect” is well supported in agricultural settings, its applicability to …

For species of management concern, accurate estimates of inbreeding and associated
consequences on reproduction are crucial for predicting their future viability. However, few …

Different factors seemingly account for the emergence of present-day languages in our
species. Human self-domestication has been recently invoked as one important force …