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Phylogeography. --- Population geography.

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Phylogeography of California examines the evolution of a variety of taxa-ancient and recent, native and migratory-to elucidate evolutionary events both major and minor that shaped the distribution, radiation, and speciation of the biota of California. The book also interprets evolutionary history in a geological context and reviews new and emerging phylogeographic patterns. Focusing on a region that is defined by physical and political boundaries, Kristina A. Schierenbeck provides a phylogeographic survey of California's diverse flora and fauna according to their major organismal groups. Life history and ecological characteristics, which play prominent roles in the various outcomes for respective clades, are also considered throughout the work. Supporting scholars and researchers who study evolutionary diversification, the book analyzes research that helps assess one of the major challenges in phylogeographic studies: understanding changes in population structures shaped by geological and geographical processes. California is one of only twenty-five acknowledged biological hotspots worldwide, and the phylogeographic history of the state can be extrapolated to study other regions in western North America. Further consideration is given to implications for conservation, recommendations concerning the biogeographic provinces that roughly define the state of California, and predictions related to climate change.

Geology --- Phylogeography --- Biogeography --- Phylogeography - California. --- animal life. --- animals in california. --- biogeographic. --- biological hotspot. --- biota. --- botany. --- california. --- climate change. --- conservation. --- contemporary geographic distributions. --- evolution. --- evolutionary diversification. --- evolutionary history. --- flora and fauna. --- genetics. --- geographic distribution of individuals. --- global warming. --- historical processes. --- phylogeography. --- plant life. --- plants in california. --- population genetics. --- population structures. --- scientists. --- united states of america. --- western north america. --- zoology.

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In the common sense, migration is considered by many authors as a mechanism for avoiding unfavorable environments by moving to expectedly more auspicious locations at different times. In other terms, migration may represent the seasonal movement of organisms from place to place owing to the change in the environmental conditions. Consequently, two important questions arise to mind, why do some animals migrate? How would migration affect the gene pool? Whatever are the answers, the cost of migration is the power required to move to a different location and the high possibility of death as a result of this movement. The editor presents a suitable collection of topics, to achieve the goal of this book, which is explaining the migration of organisms through many examples of different groups of marine and non-marine organisms, ranging from micro-invertebrates to large vertebrates (mammals), and focusing on several aspects that are not collected together.

Animal migration. --- Phylogeography. --- Isotope geology. --- Isotope geochemistry --- Nuclear geochemistry --- Nuclear geology --- Nuclear geophysics --- Stable isotope geology --- Physical geology --- Biogeography --- Animals --- Migration of animals --- Animal behavior --- Zoogeography --- Migratory animals --- Migration --- Physical geography. --- Ecology. --- Biogeosciences. --- Physical Geography. --- Atmospheric Sciences. --- Geoecology/Natural Processes. --- Balance of nature --- Biology --- Bionomics --- Ecological processes --- Ecological science --- Ecological sciences --- Environment --- Environmental biology --- Oecology --- Environmental sciences --- Population biology --- Geography --- Ecology --- Animal migration --- Isotope geology --- Paleoecology --- Phylogeography --- Palaeoecology --- Paleobiology --- Geobiology. --- Ecology . --- Atmospheric sciences. --- Geoecology. --- Environmental geology. --- Geoecology --- Environmental protection --- Atmospheric sciences --- Earth sciences --- Atmosphere --- Biosphere

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The development of high-throughput sequencing has triggered a revolution in the study of ancient DNA. In the last decade, methodological advances have allowed researchers to overcome some of the limits linked to the degradation and preservation of nucleic acids, improving the capacity of recovery and analysis of the ancient molecules. This fact, along with a wider accessibility to the next-generation sequencing platforms, has contributed to increase the number of genomic studies on ancient remains. This Special Issue, titled “Ancient and Archaic Genomes”, collects original research articles that present different methods and aspects of the paleogenetic research applied to anthropological, archaeological, and historic questions. Interestingly, specific regional contexts and cultural aspects previously poorly studied from a genetic point of view are here investigated. This Special Issue, presenting different methodological approaches and applications, will be a useful resource for both students and young researchers who are interested in ancient DNA studies.

approximate Bayesian computation --- demographic history --- human evolution --- migration --- machine learning --- random forest --- whole-genome data --- ancient DNA --- mitochondrial DNA --- Mongolian horse --- phylogeography --- medieval individuals --- Transylvania --- population genetics --- ancient mitogenome --- Hungarian commoners --- Carpathian Basin --- paleogenomics --- human --- archaeology --- Italy --- Bronze Age --- palaeogenomics --- Neolithic --- multiple burial --- kinship --- phenotypic traits --- n/a

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This book focuses on conservation genetic (and genomic) papers that demonstrate applied outcomes that inform practical threatened species management. We cover a broad range of species and genetic approaches, but focus on how conservation genetic information is used to underpin management actions for species recovery. Through the exposition of a diversity of approaches, we aim to demonstrate to conservation managers and researchers how conservation genetics can inform on-ground species management.

small isolated population --- Mediterranean native trout --- morphological deformities --- Camphorosmoideae --- conservation genetics --- disjunct distribution --- population fragmentation --- population structure --- single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) markers --- genetic diversity --- population viability analysis --- allele retention --- translocation --- conservation management --- threatened marsupial --- remnant --- conservation --- natural hybridisation --- Eucalyptus --- high throughput sequencing --- NGS --- South Australia --- golden bandicoot --- southern brown bandicoot --- quenda --- phylogenetic --- taxonomy --- evolutionarily significant unit --- ecosystem engineer --- genetic rescue --- genetic restoration --- supplementation --- disease --- inbreeding --- genetic swamping --- locally unique alleles --- population genetics --- marsupial --- adaptive potential --- Leadbeater’s possum --- Gymnobelideus leadbeateri --- ex situ conservation --- Psittacidae --- Ara macao --- Xcaret --- captive breeding --- climate drying --- cpDNA --- ecotype --- Evolutionarily Significant Units --- gene flow --- geographic expansion --- patchy abundance --- phylogeography --- n/a --- Leadbeater's possum