Plasticity-led evolution is central to evolutionary theory. Although challenging to study in
nature, this process may be particularly apparent in novel environments such as cities. We …

Landscape genetics has emerged as a new research area that integrates population
genetics, landscape ecology and spatial statistics. Researchers in this field can combine the …

The geographic distribution of coyotes (Canis latrans) has dramatically expanded since
1900, spreading across much of North America in a period when most other mammal …

Roads present formidable barriers to dispersal. We examine movements of two highly
mobile carnivores across the Ventura Freeway near Los Angeles, one of the busiest …

Environmental heterogeneity is considered to be one of the main factors associated with
biodiversity given that areas with highly heterogeneous environments can host more …

High-throughput genotyping technologies developed for model species can potentially
increase the resolution of demographic history and ancestry in wild relatives. We use a SNP …

The goal of landscape genetics is to detect and explain landscape effects on genetic
diversity and structure. Despite the increasing popularity of landscape genetic approaches …

Population fragmentation compromises population viability, reduces a species ability to
respond to climate change, and ultimately may reduce biodiversity. We studied the current …

Although the mechanisms controlling gene flow among populations are particularly
important for evolutionary processes, they are still poorly understood, especially in the case …

Landscape features have been shown to strongly influence dispersal and, consequently, the
genetic population structure of organisms. Studies quantifying the effect of landscape …