Over the last three decades, mitochondrial DNA has been the most popular marker of
molecular diversity, for a combination of technical ease‐of‐use considerations, and …

Since the time of Charles Darwin, studies of interspecific hybridization have been a major
focus for evolutionary biologists. Although this phenomenon has often been viewed as …

The species problem has triggered the publication of an almost infinite number of theoretical
and practical studies, including quite a number of books. I should, therefore, perhaps briefly …

The nine-banded armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus) is the most widespread xenarthran
species across the Americas. Recent studies have suggested it is composed of 4 …

The study of genetic exchange resulting from natural hybridization, horizontal gene transfer,
and viral recombination has long been marked by controversy between researchers holding …

The definitive guide to all lagomorphs—pikas, rabbits, and hares. Numbering 92 species
worldwide, members of the order Lagomorpha are familiar to people throughout the world …

Background The extent to which selection determines interspecific patterns of genetic
exchange enlightens the role of adaptation in evolution and speciation. Often reported …

Understanding recent speciation history requires merging phylogenetic and population
genetics approaches, taking into account the persistence of ancestral polymorphism and …

Mitochondria play a fundamental role in cellular metabolism, being responsible for most of
the energy production of the cell in the oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS) pathway …

Background Prior to 2010, the lagoviruses that cause rabbit hemorrhagic disease (RHD) in
European rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus) and European brown hare syndrome (EBHS) in …