Phylogeography is a young, vigorous and integrative field of study that uses genetic data to
understand the history of populations. This field has recently expanded into many areas of …

All genetic markers are estimators of DNA nucleotide sequence variation. Rather than obtaining
DNA sequence data, it is cheaper and faster to use techniques that estimate sequence …

The idengification of incipient ecological species represents an opportunity to investigate
current evolutionary process where adaptive divergence and reproductive isolation are …

Under climate change, species unable to track their niche via range shifts are largely reliant
on genetic variation to adapt and persist. Genomic vulnerability predictions are used to …

Understanding the scale of marine population connectivity is critical for the conservation and
sustainable management of marine resources. For many marine species adults are benthic …

DNA studies are revealing the extent of hidden, or cryptic, biodiversity. Two new studies
challenge paradigms about cryptic biodiversity and highlight the importance of adding a …

Background Identifying genes of adaptive significance in a changing environment is a major
focus of ecological genomics. Such efforts were restricted, until recently, to researchers …

Bottlenose dolphins are one of only a few mammalian taxa where the males are known to
cooperate within their social group in order to maintain mating access to single females …

Genetic diversity underpins the ability of populations to persist and adapt to environmental
changes. Substantial empirical data show that genetic diversity rapidly deteriorates in small …

In most mammals males usually disperse before breeding, while females remain in their
natal group or area. However, in odontocete cetaceans behavioural and/or genetic evidence …