From a total of 524 microsatellite loci considered in nearly 40 000 individuals of 78 species,
freshwater fish displayed levels of population genetic variation (mean heterozygosity, h= 0 …

Timing is a crucial aspect for survival and reproduction in seasonal environments leading to
carefully scheduled annual programs of migration in many species. But what are the exact …

Identifying recently bottlenecked populations (populations severely reduced in size) is
important because bottlenecks can increase demographic stochasticity, rate of inbreeding …

It is important to detect population bottlenecks in threatened and managed species because
bottlenecks can increase the risk of population extinction. Early detection is critical and can …

Advances in molecular biology offer promise to the study of demographic characteristics of
rare or hard‐to‐capture species, because individuals can now be identified through …

In Alien Species and Evolution, biologist George W. Cox reviews and synthesizes emerging
information on the evolutionary changes that occur in plants, animals, and microbial …

This paper describes a genetic analysis of wild‐living cats in Scotland. Samples from 230
wild‐living Scottish cats (including 13 museum skins) and 74 house cats from England and …

The red fox (Vulpes vulpes) is one of the best‐documented examples of a species that has
successfully occupied cities and their suburbs during the last century. The city of Zurich …

Individual identification of animals from DNA in field-collected faecal samples is becoming
an increasingly important tool in wildlife population monitoring. A major issue relevant to the …

Microsatellite (simple sequence repeat, SSR) amplification was performed in eight different
members of the Fagaceae family by using sets of primers developed from sessile oak …