Resource pulses and mammalian dynamics: conceptual models for hummock grasslands and other Australian desert habitats

M Letnic, CR Dickman - Biological Reviews, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Resources are produced in pulses in many terrestrial environments, and have important
effects on the population dynamics and assemblage structure of animals that consume them …

Rapid, pervasive genetic differentiation of urban white‐footed mouse (Peromyscus leucopus) populations in New York City

J MUNSHI‐SOUTH, K Kharchenko - Molecular Ecology, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
We investigated genetic diversity and structure of urban white‐footed mouse, Peromyscus
leucopus, populations in New York City (NYC) using variation at 18 microsatellite loci. White …

Empirical landscape genetic comparison of single nucleotide polymorphisms and microsatellites in three arid‐zone mammals with high dispersal capacity

ED Skey, KM Ottewell, PB Spencer… - Ecology and …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Landscape genetics is increasingly transitioning away from microsatellites, with single
nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) providing increased resolution for detecting patterns of …

Living on the edge: roads and edge effects on small mammal populations

E Fuentes‐Montemayor, AD Cuarón… - Journal of animal …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract 1 Roads may affect wildlife populations through habitat loss and disturbances, as
they create an abrupt linear edge, increasing the proportion of edge exposed to a different …

Biogeographically dynamic genetic structure bridging two continents in the monotypic Central American rodent Ototylomys phyllotis

TA Gutiérrez-García… - Biological Journal of …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Central America is an ideal region in which to study patterns of historical divergence and
population genetic differentiation, because of its extraordinarily dynamic biogeographical …

Conservation genetics of two critically endangered island dwarf carnivores

A Flores-Manzanero, D Valenzuela-Galván… - Conservation …, 2022 - Springer
Genetic diversity is crucial for conservation biology and for understanding evolutionary
processes. Oceanic islands harbor a unique biota and high endemism, with populations …

A potential invasion route of Cactoblastis cactorum within the Caribbean region matches historical hurricane trajectories

G Andraca-Gómez, M Ordano, K Boege… - Biological …, 2015 - Springer
The cactus moth, Cactoblastis cactorum mainly distributed throughout central and
northeastern Argentina was intentionally introduced in the Caribbean region in 1957 as a …

Population genetics and demography of the endemic mouse species of Cyprus, Mus cypriacus

EA Hardouin, F Riccioli, D Andreou… - Mammalian …, 2024 - Springer
Mus cypriacus is one of three small palaeoendemic mammals that have survived the
Mediterranean islands' anthropization. This species, endemic to Cyprus, was described in …

Urban colonization of invasive species on islands: Mus musculus and Rattus rattus genetics of establishment on Cozumel Island

G Borja-Martínez, E Vázquez-Domínguez - Biological Invasions, 2024 - Springer
Humans and wildlife experience complex interactions in urban ecosystems, favoring the
presence of commensal species, among which invasive species are particularly successful …

Cryptic speciation in the southern African vlei rat Otomys irroratus complex: evidence derived from mitochondrial cyt b and niche modelling

A Engelbrecht, PJ Taylor, SR Daniels… - Biological Journal of …, 2011 - academic.oup.com
The vlei rat Otomys irroratus has a wide distribution in southern Africa with several datasets
indicating the presence of two putative species (O. irroratus and O. auratus). In the present …