Aim Climatic changes during the Late Pleistocene had major impacts on populations of plant
and animal species. Brown bears and other large mammals are likely to have experienced …

The brown bear has proved a useful model for studying Late Quaternary mammalian
phylogeography. However, information is lacking from northern continental Eurasia, which …

The current phylogeographic pattern of European brown bears (Ursus arctos) has commonly
been explained by postglacial recolonization out of geographically distinct refugia in …

Résumé In this report, I review recent molecular studies dealing with the origin and evolution
of polar bears (Ursus maritimus), with special emphasis on their relationships with brown …

Abstract Models for the development of species distribution in Europe typically invoke
restriction in three temperate Mediterranean refugia during glaciations, from where …

The endangered brown bear populations (Ursus arctos) in Iberia have been suggested to be
the last fragments of the brown bear population that served as recolonization stock for large …

This review provides an up-to-date synthesis of the matrilineal phylogeography of a uniquely
well-studied Holarctic mammal, the brown bear. We extend current knowledge by presenting …

Aim Brown bear populations in Scandinavia show a strong mitochondrial DNA (mt DNA)
phylogeographic structure and low diversity relative to other parts of Europe. Identifying the …

The genetic diversity of present‐day brown bears (Ursus arctos) has been extensively
studied over the years and appears to be geographically structured into five main clades …

The Pleistocene was a dynamic period for Holarctic mammal species, complicated by
episodes of glaciation, local extinctions, and intercontinental migration. The genetic …