The Caspian Sea has been a highly dynamic environment throughout the Quaternary and
witnessed major oscillations in lake level, which were associated with changes in salinity …

Hybridization is an important aspect of speciation, yet questions remain about the ecological
and environmental factors that influence hybridization among wild populations. We used …

Population genetic connectivity is influenced by multiple abiotic and biotic attributes,
including geography, dispersal ability, and life history, which may lead to different patterns of …

Background Delimiting cryptic species in elasmobranchs is a major challenge in modern
taxonomy due the lack of available phenotypic features. Employing stand-alone genetics in …

Species that inhabit fragmented habitats are expected to exhibit spatial genetic structure
with respect to geographic distance and landscape features. These patterns are also …

Population genetic structure is influenced by a combination of contemporary and historical
events; however, this structure can be complicated by ongoing gene flow. While it is well …

Following postglacial expansion, secondary contact can occur between genetically distinct
lineages. These genetic lineages may be associated with specific habitat or environmental …

The degree to which dispersal limitation interacts with environmental filtering has intrigued
metacommunity ecologists and molecular biogeographers since the beginning of both …

Feather coloration and patterning are major signals influencing mate choice within and
between species. However, most studies of the role of plumage in mate choice have focused …

Anthropogenic climate change has a large impact on wildlife populations and the scale of
the impacts has been increasing. In this study, we utilised 3dRAD sequence data to …