The initial out of Africa dispersal of Homo sapiens, which saw anatomically modern humans
reach the Levant in Marine Isotope Stage 5, is generally regarded as a 'failed dispersal' …

The pardel lynx Lynx pardinus is today restricted to small populations living in southern
Iberian Peninsula. However, this endangered species was widely spread throughout Iberia …

The Iberian lynx, endemic to the Iberian Peninsula, is the most threatened carnivore in
Europe and the most endangered felid in the world. Widely distributed throughout Iberia …

Background Despite the successful retrieval of genomes from past remains, the prospects
for human palaeogenomics remain unclear because of the difficulty of distinguishing …

Almost all large carnivorans (Carnivora;> 20 kg) that inhabited South America became
extinct around the Late Pleistocene–Early Holocene transition. Two exceptions were …

There is the tendency to assume that endangered species have been both genetically and
demographically healthier in the past, so that any genetic erosion observed today was …

Population viability might become compromised by the loss of genetic diversity and the
accumulation of inbreeding resulting from population decline and fragmentation. The I …

Collecting and conserving genetic diversity from plant populations for ex situ collections is a
major objective of seed banks and botanic gardens. However, current guidelines for …

Island populations are on average smaller, genetically less diverse, and at a higher risk to
go extinct than mainland populations. Low genetic diversity may elevate extinction …

Evidence‐based conservation planning is crucial for informing management decisions for
species of extreme rarity, but collection of robust data on genetic status or other parameters …