Hybrid zones occur as range boundaries for many animal taxa. One model for how hybrid
zones form and stabilize is the tension zone model, a version of which predicts that hybrid …

The distribution of suitable habitat influences natal and breeding dispersal at small spatial
scales, resulting in strong microgeographic genetic structure. Although environmental …

Background Management requires a robust understanding of between-and within-species
genetic variability, however such data are still lacking in many species. For example …

The range of a species is determined by the balance of its demographic rates across space.
Population growth rates are widely hypothesized to be greatest at the geographic center of …

Understanding the population genetic consequences of habitat heterogeneity requires
assessing whether patterns of gene flow correspond to landscape configuration. Studies of …

Hybridization is influential in shaping species' dynamics and has many evolutionary and
conservation implications. Identification of hybrid individuals typically relies on …

Determining factors that shape a species' population genetic structure is beneficial for
identifying effective conservation practices. We assessed population structure and genetic …

The effects of hybridization on evolutionary processes are primarily determined by the
differential between hybrid and parental species fitness. Assessing the impacts of …

Eco‐phylogeographic approaches to comparative population genetic analyses allow for the
inclusion of intrinsic influences as drivers of intraspecific genetic structure. This insight into …

The multistep method here applied in studying the genetic structure of a low dispersal and
philopatric species, such as the Fire Salamander Salamandra salamandra, was proved to …