Two major inconsistencies exist in the current neo-Darwinian evolutionary theory that
random chromosomal mutations acted on by natural selection generate new species. First …

Hybridization is increasingly recognized as a significant evolutionary process, in particular
because it can lead to introgression of genes from one species to another. A striking pattern …

Understanding the drivers and limits of species radiations is a crucial goal of evolutionary
genetics and molecular ecology, yet research on this topic has been hampered by the …

Phylogenetic reconstruction of the evolutionary history of closely related organisms may be
difficult because of the presence of unsorted lineages and of a relatively high proportion of …

Species identification through noninvasive sampling is increasingly used in animal
conservation genetics, given that it obviates the need to handle free‐living individuals …

Hybridization with invasive species is one of the major threats to the phenotypic and genetic
persistence of native organisms worldwide. Arion vulgaris (syn. lusitanicus) is a major …

The genetic structure and dynamics of hybrid zones provide crucial information for
understanding the processes and mechanisms of evolutionary divergence and speciation. In …

Abstract North American rice rats (Oryzomys) inhabit the coastal marshes and inland
wetlands of the southeastern United States and parts of Mexico. The phylogeographic …

Hybridization and introgression are widespread in nature, with important implications for
adaptation and speciation. Since heterogametic hybrids often have lower fitness than …

We used both highly variable mitochondrial and nuclear loci to investigate the large mouse‐
eared bat species complex in the Western Palaearctic to clarify their systematic position …