Typically much smaller in number than their mainland counterparts, island populations are
ideal systems to investigate genetic threats to small populations. The Svalbard reindeer …

Island populations often experience different ecological and demographic conditions than
their counterparts on the continent, resulting in divergent evolutionary forces affecting their …

Anthropogenic activities are causing a steep decline of wildlife populations. Increased
inbreeding in shrinking populations can substantially curb individual fitness and population …

The characterization of genes and biological functions underlying functional diversification
and the formation of species is a major goal of evolutionary biology. In this study, we …

A debate in conservation genomics centers on whether to conserve small, fragmented
populations independently or blend them through translocations from larger populations …

Evolutionary divergence of viruses is most commonly driven by co-divergence with their
hosts or through isolation of transmission after host shifts. It remains mostly unknown …

Dispersal of individuals and gene flow are crucial aspects to maintain genetic diversity and
viability of populations, especially in the case of threatened species. Landscape composition …

Transitions to captivity often produce population bottlenecks. On one hand, bottlenecks
increase inbreeding and decrease effective population size, thus increasing extinction risk …

Understanding how small populations cope with loss of genetic diversity and deleterious
variation is crucial to address the current biodiversity crisis. Insular populations are …

As environments change, the ability of species to adapt depends on the functional variation
they harbor. Identifying these functional variants is an important challenge in conservation …