Mammals are metagenomic in that they are composed of not only their own gene complements
but also those of all of their associated microbes. To understand the coevolution of the …

The rapid expansion of road networks has reduced connectivity among populations of flora
and fauna. The resulting isolation is assumed to increase population extinction rates, in part …

… RAMEY II, RR 2000. New perspectives on the evolutionary origins, historic phylogeography,
and population structure of North American mountain sheep. Transactions of the North …

The delta smelt is an annual fish that is endemic to the Sacramento-San Joaquin Estuary
and is protected under federal and California Endangered Species Acts. Record low …

Reliability of genotyping is an issue for studies using non-invasive sources of DNA. We
emphasize the importance of refining DNA extraction methods to maximize reliability and …

Examining and comparing genetic variation for major histocompatibility complex (MHC) and
microsatellite (MS) loci in the same individuals provides an opportunity to understand the …

… –6) had a smaller correlation (r 2 = 0.041 for all ages; 0.043 for age ≥8) because that
variable included important geographic variation not related to horn size (Wehausen and Ramey …

African savanna elephants, Loxodonta africana, live in stable family groups consisting of
adult females and their dependent offspring. During the dry season, “clans” consisting of …

… nelsoni) (Ramey 1993, 1995;Wehausen and Ramey 1993). Peninsular bighorn sheep were
fully protected by the California Department of Fish and Game (CDFG) in 1873 (Bureau of …

We used behavioural observations and mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) sequence analysis to
examine demographic and genetic structure within and among home‐range groups of desert …