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 joint analysis of spatial and genetic data is rapidly becoming the norm in population
genetics. More and more studies explicitly describe and quantify the spatial organization of …

Multivariate analyses such as principal component analysis were among the first statistical
methods employed to extract information from genetic markers. From their early applications …

Pumas are the most widely distributed felid in the Western Hemisphere. Increasingly,
however, human persecution and habitat loss are isolating puma populations. To explore …

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 …

Conservation genetics focuses on understanding the role and requirement of genetic
variation for population persistence. However, considerable debate now surrounds the role …

Recently developed methods of individual‐based analysis of genetic data allow an
unprecedented opportunity to understand the relationships among fragmented populations …

Recently, techniques available for identifying clusters of individuals or boundaries between
clusters using genetic data from natural populations have expanded rapidly. Consequently …

Large carnivores can be particularly sensitive to the effects of habitat fragmentation on
genetic diversity [1, 2]. The Santa Monica Mountains (SMMs), a large natural area within …