Typically much smaller in number than their mainland counterparts, island populations are
ideal systems to investigate genetic threats to small populations. The Svalbard reindeer …

Now extinct, the aurochs (Bos primigenius) was a keystone species in prehistoric Eurasian
and North African ecosystems, and the progenitor of cattle (Bos taurus), domesticates that …

The glacial cycles of the Quaternary heavily impacted species through successions of
population contractions and expansions. Similarly, populations have been intensely shaped …

Hybridization can result in the transfer of adaptive genetic material from one species to
another, known as adaptive introgression. Bottlenecked (and hence genetically depleted) …

Ungulate species have experienced severe declines over the past centuries through
overharvesting and habitat loss. Even if many game species have recovered thanks to strict …

Sirenia, an iconic marine taxon with a tropical and subtropical worldwide distribution, face
an uncertain future. All species are designated 'Vulnerable'to extinction by the IUCN …

Introduced species provide the opportunity to study evolutionary change on short time
scales—a key first step to understand and manage the ecosystem-level impact of invasions …

During the last century, the critically endangered cotton‐top tamarin (Saguinus oedipus) has
been threatened by multiple anthropogenic factors that drastically affected their habitat and …

Knowledge of patterns of genetic diversity in populations of threatened species is vital for
their effective conservation. However, destructive sampling should be avoided in threatened …

In Europe, the Alpine ibex (Capra ibex) was on the brink of extinction in the 19th century.
Therefore, different conservation measures were implemented, and several reintroductions …