The conservation of the endangered Mediterranean common dolphin (Delphinus delphis): Current knowledge and research priorities

A Vella, S Murphy, J Giménez… - Aquatic …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Preservation of endangered species is now recognized as a relevant component of regional
and global conservation actions achieved through the maintenance of the remaining …

Eco‐evolutionary causes and consequences of rarity in plants: a meta‐analysis

JN Boyd, JT Anderson, J Brzyski, C Baskauf… - New …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Species differ dramatically in their prevalence in the natural world, with many species
characterized as rare due to restricted geographic distribution, low local abundance and/or …

Novel evolutionary dynamics of small populations in breast cancer adjuvant and neoadjuvant therapy

Y Artzy-Randrup, T Epstein, JS Brown, RLB Costa… - NPJ Breast …, 2021 - nature.com
Disseminated cancer cells (DCCs) are detected in the circulation and bone marrow of up to
40% of breast cancer (BC) patients with clinically localized disease. The formation of …

Genomic erosion in the assessment of species extinction risk and recovery potential

C van Oosterhout, SA Speak, T Birley, C Bortoluzzi… - BioRxiv, 2022 - biorxiv.org
Many species are facing unprecedented population size declines and deterioration of their
environment. This exposes species to genomic erosion, which we define here as the …

Multiple density‐dependent processes shape the dynamics of a spatially structured amphibian population

H Cayuela, BR Schmidt, A Weinbach… - Journal of Animal …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Understanding the mechanisms that regulate the dynamics of spatially structured
populations (SSP) is a critical challenge for ecologists and conservation managers. Internal …

An ecological connectivity network maintains genetic diversity of a flagship wildflower, Pulsatilla vulgaris

MF DiLeo, Y Rico, HJ Boehmer, HH Wagner - Biological conservation, 2017 - Elsevier
Ecological connectivity networks have been proposed as an efficient way to reconnect
communities in fragmented landscapes. Yet few studies have evaluated if they are …

When do shifts in trait dynamics precede population declines?

G Baruah, CF Clements, F Guillaume… - The American …, 2019 - journals.uchicago.edu
Predicting population responses to environmental change is an ongoing challenge in
ecology. Studies investigating the links between fitness-related phenotypic traits and …

The relative importance of intrinsic and extrinsic drivers to population growth vary among local populations of Greater Sage-Grouse: An integrated population …

PS Coates, BG Prochazka, MA Ricca… - The Auk …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Consideration of ecological scale is fundamental to understanding and managing avian
population growth and decline. Empirically driven models for population dynamics and …

Non-random mating within an Island rookery of Hawaiian hawksbill turtles: demographic discontinuity at a small coastline scale

JB Horne, A Frey, AR Gaos… - Royal Society Open …, 2023 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Hawksbill sea turtles (Eretmochelys imbricata) from the Hawaiian archipelago form a small
and genetically isolated population, consisting of only a few tens of individuals breeding …

Human activity strongly influences genetic dynamics of the most widespread invasive plant in the sub‐Antarctic

M Mairal, SL Chown, J Shaw, D Chala… - Molecular …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The link between the successful establishment of alien species and propagule pressure is
well‐documented. Less known is how humans influence the post‐introduction dynamics of …