Since the first molecular study providing evidence for mating outside the pair bond in birds
over 30 years ago,> 500 studies have reported rates of extra‐pair paternity (EPP) in> 300 …

Parentage analysis is a cornerstone of molecular ecology that has delivered fundamental
insights into behaviour, ecology and evolution. Microsatellite markers have long been the …

The conservation and management of endangered species requires information on their
genetic diversity, relatedness and population structure. The main genetic markers applied …

INTRODUCTION Organisms in the early stages of speciation provide an opportunity to
understand the processes that govern reproductive isolation between taxa. Ecological or …

Conservation management strategies for many highly threatened species include
conservation breeding to prevent extinction and enhance recovery. Pairing decisions for …

Human habitat disturbances can promote hybridization between closely related, but typically
reproductively isolated, species. We explored whether human habitat disturbances are …

Comparisons of microsatellites and single‐nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) have found
that SNPs outperform microsatellites in population genetic analyses, questioning the …

Sustainable management of wild fisheries requires accurate delineation of reproductively
isolated stocks to avoid depletion of a commercially and ecologically important resource …

The riverine barrier hypothesis proposes that large rivers represent geographical barriers to
gene flow for terrestrial organisms, leading to population differentiation and ultimately …

Populations of invasive species that colonize and spread in novel environments may
differentiate both through demographic processes and local selection. European starlings …