Genomic data from species of the cat family Felidae promise to stimulate veterinary and
human medical advances, and clarify the coherence of genome organization. We describe …

It is a broadly observed pattern that the non-recombining regions of sex-limited
chromosomes (Y and W) accumulate more repeats than the rest of the genome, even in …

Ancient DNA analyses have shown that interbreeding between hominin taxa occurred
multiple times. Although admixture is often reflected in skeletal phenotype, the relationship …

The sterility or inviability of hybrid offspring produced from an interspecific mating result from
incompatibilities between parental genotypes that are thought to result from divergence of …

Grey voles (subgenus Microtus) represent a complex of at least seven closely related and
partly cryptic species. The range of these species extends from the Atlantic to the Altai …

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

In a context of ongoing biodiversity erosion, obtaining genomic resources from wildlife is
essential for conservation. The thousands of yearly mammalian roadkill provide a useful …

Phylogenomics has enriched our understanding that the Tree of Life can have network-like
or reticulate structures among some taxa and genes. Two non-vertical modes of evolution …

The southern Mendoza province, located in the northern region of Patagonia, was inhabited
by hunter-gatherer groups until historic times. Previous archaeological studies have …

Seven species of house geckos occur across the scattered islands of the Indian Ocean. Two
of these, Hemidactylus frenatus and H. parvimaculatus are both widespread and possess …