The current rapid climate change and human-induced alteration of landscapes and animal
communities have led to range expansions in numerous species, raising concerns about …

SNP data sets can be used to infer a wealth of information about natural populations,
including information about their structure, genetic diversity, and the presence of loci under …

Background With the growth and expansion of human development, large mammals will
increasingly encounter humans, elevating the likelihood of human-wildlife conflicts …

Although we know that dogs evolved from wolves, it remains unclear how domestication
affected dog cognition. One hypothesis suggests dog domestication altered social …

How animal populations adapt to human modified landscapes is central to understanding
modern behavioural evolution and improving wildlife management. Coyotes (Canis latrans) …

Wide-ranging animals, including migratory species, are significantly threatened by the
effects of habitat fragmentation and habitat loss. In the case of terrestrial mammals, this …

Coyotes are ubiquitous on the North American landscape as a result of their recent
expansion across the continent. They have been documented in the heart of some of the …

Admixture and introgression play a critical role in adaptation and genetic rescue that has
only recently gained a deeper appreciation. Here, we explored the geographical and …

The last known red wolves were captured in southwestern Louisiana and eastern Texas in
1980 to establish a captive breeding population. Before their extirpation, gene flow with …

The red wolf (Canis rufus), a legally recognized and critically endangered wolf, is known to
interbreed with coyotes (Canis latrans). Declared extirpated in the wild in 1980, red wolves …