Pleistocene ice‐ages greatly influenced the historical abundances of Pacific cod, Gadus
macrocephalus, in the North Pacific and its marginal seas. We surveyed genetic variation at …

Human activity has been shown to considerably affect the spread of dangerous pests and
pathogens worldwide. Therefore, strict regulations of international trade exist for particularly …

Demand for lumpfish (Cyclopterus lumpus) has increased exponentially over the last
decade, both for their roe, which is used as a caviar substitute, and increasingly also as …

Abstract The Balkan Peninsula constitutes a biodiversity hotspot with high levels of species
richness and endemism. The complex geological history of the Balkans in conjunction with …

Aim The extent to which the ranges of temperate biota in East Asia have been shaped by
geological and climatic changes during the Pleistocene remains poorly understood …

The population structure and evolutionary history of Mugil cephalus were investigated
across 18 sampling sites in the NE Atlantic Ocean, Mediterranean and Black Seas, using 2 …

ABSTRACT In Costa Rica, dioecious Carica papaya has been observed growing in
disturbed areas and within secondary lowland forests. Such populations can serve as a …

The domestication of crops and the development of agricultural societies not only brought
about major changes in human interactions with the environment but also in plants' …

Investigating species' distribution and abundance over time is central to evolutionary
biology, and provides important context for conservation and management. With respect to …

Inference of population histories from the molecular signatures of past demographic
processes is challenging, but recent methodological advances in species distribution …