Sex‐biased dispersal is an almost ubiquitous feature of mammalian life history, but the
evolutionary causes behind these patterns still require much clarification. A quarter of a …

The geological history of the Mediterranean Sea, its hydrography and connection with the
Atlantic Ocean have been well documented. Despite a wealth of historical and …

In principle, the spatial extent of fishery stock assessment should reflect the biological
population, and major fishing patterns or population heterogeneity within the area should be …

There has been a recent trend in genetic studies of wild populations where researchers
have changed their sampling schemes from sampling pre-defined populations to sampling …

1. The social structure of a population plays a key role in many aspects of its ecology and
biology. It influences its genetic make-up, the way diseases spread through it and the way …

Bottlenose dolphins Tursiops truncatus are amongst the best-known cetaceans. In the
Mediterranean Sea, however, modern field studies of cetaceans did not start until the late …

Background Understanding the role of seascape in shaping genetic and demographic
population structure is highly challenging for marine pelagic species such as cetaceans for …

Despite no obvious barrier to gene flow, historical environmental processes and ecological
specializations can lead to genetic differentiation in highly mobile animals. Ecotypes …

Intraspecific resource partitioning and social affiliations both have the potential to structure
populations, though it is rarely possible to directly assess the impact of these mechanisms …

The mechanisms that determine population structure in highly mobile marine species are
poorly understood, but useful towards understanding the evolution of diversity, and essential …