Abstract The 'centre–periphery hypothesis'(CPH) is a long‐standing postulate in ecology
that states that genetic variation and demographic performance of a species decrease from …

There is growing interest in quantifying genetic population structure across the geographical
ranges of species to understand why species might exhibit stable range limits and to assess …

A daptation refers to adjustments in ecological, social, or economic systems in response to
actual or expected climatic stimuli and their effects or impacts. It refers to changes in …

Modern climate change is producing poleward range shifts of numerous taxa, communities
and ecosystems worldwide. The response of species to changing environments is likely to …

No species occurs everywhere. Indeed, the majority are absent from most places, and where
they do occur they are usually quite rare. Gaston discusses the structure of these …

Attempts to relate estimates of regional FST to gene flow and drift via Wright's (1931)
equation FST≈ 1/(4 Nm+ 1) are often inappropriate because most natural sets of …

Recent theory and empirical evidence have provided new insights regarding how
evolutionary forces interact to shape adaptation at stable and transient range margins …

Conservation planning has tended to focus more on pattern (representation) than process
(persistence) and, for the former, has emphasized species and ecosystem or community …

To understand modern principles of sustainable management and the conservation of
wildlife species requires intimate knowledge about demography, animal behavior, and …

Several ecological and evolutionary hypotheses are based on the assumption that species
reach their highest abundance in the centre of their range and decline in abundance toward …