The dynamics of extinction and (re) colonization in habitat patches are characterizing
features of dynamic metapopulations, causing them to evolve differently than large, stable …

More than 25% of species assessed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature
(IUCN) are threatened with extinction. Understanding how environmental and biological …

Genetic diversity varies among species due to a range of eco-evolutionary processes that
are not fully understood. The neutral theory predicts that the amount of variation in the …

Genetic data can be highly informative for answering questions relevant to practical
conservation efforts, but remain one of the most neglected aspects of species recovery …

What determines levels of genetic diversity in mitochondrial DNA remains unresolved. We
have investigated the factors that are correlated to the level of synonymous diversity of …

Good genes theories of sexual selection predict that polygamy will be associated with more
efficient removal of deleterious alleles (purifying selection), due to the alignment of sexual …

Animals that engage in long-distance seasonal migration experience strong selective
pressures on their metabolic performance and life history, with potential consequences for …

The rate of mutation accumulation in germline cells can be affected by cell replication and/or
DNA damage, which are further related to life history traits such as generation time and body …

The nearly neutral theory is a common framework to describe natural selection at the
molecular level. This theory emphasizes the importance of slightly deleterious mutations by …

Disentangling the effects of neutral and adaptive processes in maintaining phenotypic
variation across environmental gradients is challenging in natural populations. Song …