New Zealand's geographic isolation, lack of native terrestrial mammals, and Gondwanan
origins make it an ideal location to study evolutionary processes. However, since the …

Thirty years ago, DNA sequences were obtained from an extinct Aotearoa New Zealand
animal for the first time. Since then, ancient DNA research has provided many–often …

Endangered species that exist in small isolated populations are at elevated risk of losing
adaptive variation due to genetic drift. Analyses that estimate short‐term effective population …

Globally, vulture species are experiencing major population declines. The southern African
Cape vulture (Gyps coprotheres) has undergone severe population collapse which has led …

Population bottlenecks can have dramatic consequences for the health and long‐term
survival of a species. Understanding of historic population size and standing genetic …

Climate warming, in particular in island environments, where opportunities for species to
disperse are limited, may become a serious threat to cold adapted alpine species. In order to …

In the 25 years since the first DNA sequences were obtained from the extinct moa, ancient
DNA analyses have significantly advanced our understanding of New Zealand's unique …

Island endemic species are often vulnerable to decline and extinction following human
settlement, and the genetic study of historical museum specimens can be useful in …

Like many carnivore species, European wildcats (Felis silvestris) have suffered severe
anthropogenic population declines in the past, resulting in a strong population bottleneck at …

The evolutionary trajectory of populations through time is influenced by the interplay of
forces (biological, evolutionary, and anthropogenic) acting on the standing genetic variation …