Understanding the processes and patterns of gene flow and local adaptation requires a
detailed knowledge of how landscape characteristics structure populations. This …

Population genetics has come of age. Three important components have come together:
efficient techniques to examine informative segments of DNA, statistics to analyse DNA data …

Phenotype-based selective harvests, including trophy hunting, can have important
implications for sustainable wildlife management if they target heritable traits,,. Here we …

It is unclear when, where and how novel pathogens such as human immunodeficiency virus
(HIV), monkeypox and severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) will cross the barriers that …

Unlike most other large mammals, the Soay sheep population of Hirta in the St. Kilda
archipelago show persistent oscillations, sometimes increasing or declining by more than …

Abstract cervus is a Windows‐based software package written to infer paternity in natural
populations. It offers advantages over exclusionary‐based methods of paternity inference in …

In this article we describe the structure of a hybrid zone in Argyll, Scotland, between native
red deer (Cervus elaphus) and introduced Japanese sika deer (Cervus nippon), on the …

Obtaining useful information about elusive or endangered species can be logistically
difficult, particularly if relying entirely on field signs such as hair, feathers or faeces …

Over the last 15 years quantitative trait locus (QTL) mapping has become a popular method
for understanding the genetic basis of continuous variation in a variety of systems. For …

We assessed genetic differentiation and diversity in 14 populations of sika deer (Cervus
nippon) from Japan and four populations of sika deer introduced to the UK, using nine …