Conservation genetics has provided important information into the dynamics of endangered
populations. The rapid development of genomic methods has posed an important question …

Emerging infectious diseases threaten the survival of many species and populations by
causing large declines and altering life history traits and population demographics …

We compare the two main classes of measures of population structure in genetics:(i) fixation
measures such as FST, GST, and θ and (ii) allelic differentiation measures such as Jost's D …

During population establishment, genetic drift can be the key driver of changes in genetic
diversity, particularly while the population is small. However, natural selection can also play …

Red Queen host–parasite co-evolution can drive adaptations of immune genes by positive
selection that erodes genetic variation (Red Queen arms race) or results in a balanced …

Some of the best evidence for rapid evolutionary change comes from studies of
archipelagos and oceanic islands. City parks are analogous systems as they create …

Background Past events like fluctuations in population size and post-glacial colonization
processes may influence the relative importance of genetic drift, migration and selection …

Genetic diversity of major histocompatibility complex (MHC) genes is linked to reduced
pathogen susceptibility in amphibians, but few studies also examine broad spatial and …

Maintaining effective immune response is an essential factor in the survival of small
populations. One of the most important immune gene regions is the highly polymorphic …

Understanding how immune genetic variation is shaped by selective and neutral processes
in wild populations is of prime importance in both evolutionary biology and epidemiology …