Background Use of genomic tools to characterize wildlife populations has increased in
recent years. In the past, genetic characterization has been accomplished with more …

Noninvasive samples are useful for molecular genetic analysis of free‐ranging animals. I
tested whether moulted feathers collected in the field are a reliable source of DNA for …

The male lifetime lekking performance was studied, and related to inbreeding-outbreeding
in a wild population of black grouse (Tetrao tetrix) in central Finland between 1989 and …

We investigated the association of habitat fragmentation with genetic structure of male black
grouse Tetrao tetrix. Using 14 microsatellites, we compared the genetic differentiation of …

The capercaillie Tetrao urogallus-the world's largest grouse-is a circumboreal forest species,
which only two remaining populations in Spain: one in the Cantabrian mountains in the west …

As a result of habitat fragmentation, the capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus) population in the
Black Forest mountain range in southwestern Germany has declined rapidly during the last …

We evaluated the feasibility of using faeces as a non-invasively collected DNA source for the
genetic study of an endangered bird population (capercaillie; Tetrao urogallus). We used a …

Functional connectivity between spatially disjoint habitat patches is a key factor for the
persistence of species in fragmented landscapes. Modelling landscape connectivity to …

An increasing number of species are becoming threatened by habitat loss and
fragmentation. Therefore, solid estimates of the species' abundance in the remaining …

The ability of natural populations to adapt to new environmental conditions is crucial for their
survival and partly determined by the standing genetic variation in each population …