Advancing technologies have facilitated the ever‐widening application of genetic markers
such as microsatellites into new systems and research questions in biology. In light of the …

Habitat loss and fragmentation continue to be major issues affecting the persistence and
conservation of species, but identification of critical habitat remains a challenge. Species …

Genomic resources are a valuable research tool for understanding and forecasting the
response of forest trees to global change and for developing science-based management …

Seed from orchards, established from breeding programs, often dominate the planting stock
in economically important tree species, such as Norway spruce. The genetic diversity in …

Abstract Countries in the Western Indian Ocean (WIO) and along the Red Sea are
particularly vulnerable to coral reef degradation, and understanding the degree of …

Studying isolation by distance can provide useful demographic information. To analyze
isolation by distance from molecular data, one can use some kind of genetic distance or …

Estimates of population structure and gene flow allow exploring the historical and
contemporary processes that determine a species' biogeographic pattern. In mangroves …

Abstract The Coral Triangle region contains the world's highest marine biodiversity,
however, these reefs are also the most threatened by global and local threats. A main …

Abstract English yew (Taxus baccata L.) is a strictly outcrossing and dioecious species with
small and isolated populations, which has led to its endangered species status within its …

Aim The aim of this study is to determine the genetic diversity, population structure and
connectivity of the broadcast‐spawning coral Acropora tenuis (Cnidaria; Scleractinia; …