Structural genomic variants (SVs) are ubiquitous and play a major role in adaptation and
speciation. Yet, comparative and population genomics have focused predominantly on gene …

This is a time of unprecedented transition in DNA sequencing technologies. Next-generation
sequencing (NGS) clearly holds promise for fast and cost-effective generation of multilocus …

Recent improvements in genetic analysis and genoty** methods have resulted in a rapid
expansion of the power of molecular markers to address ecological questions …

Nuclear copies of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) have contaminated PCR-based
mitochondrial studies of over 64 different animal species. Since the last review of these …

Given the explosive development of new molecular marker techniques over the last decade,
newcomers and experts alike in the field of DNA fingerprinting will find an easy-to-follow …

Homoplasy has recently attracted the attention of population geneticists, as a consequence
of the popularity of highly variable stepwise mutating markers such as microsatellites …

Population‐genetic studies have been remarkably productive and successful in the last
decade following the invention of PCR technology and the introduction of mitochondrial and …

The San Nicolas Island fox (Urocyon littoralis dickeyi) is genetically the most monomorphic
sexually reproducing animal population yet reported and has no variation in hypervariable …

Polymerase chain reaction–single-strand conformation polymorphism (PCR-SSCP) and
PCR–restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP) are two independent methods …

The recent explosion of interest in DNA-based tools for species identification has prompted
widespread speculation on the future availability of inexpensive, rapid, and accurate means …