John C. Avise

TL;DR: Probability models of branching processes and computer simulations of these models are used to examine stochastic survivorship of female lineages under a variety of demographic scenarios and results are discussed in the context of recent empirical observations of low mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) sequence heterogeneity in humans and expected distributions of asexually transmitted traits among sexually reproducing species.

TL;DR: It is shown that difficulties can be overcome by using DNA-DNA hybridization to detect minute amounts of mtDNA in crude tissue fractions which can be more easily and rapidly prepared from very small amounts of tissue without the use of expensive and immobile laboratory equipment.

TL;DR: The Scope of Conservation Genetics Part I: Case Histories with a Focus on Particular Taxonomic Groups is introduced, and a Quantitative-Genetic Perspective on Conservation Issues is presented.

TL;DR: Restriction fragment length polymorphisms in nuclear DNA of the American oyster evidence a pronounced population subdivision concordant with mitochondrial DNA, which contrasts with a geographic uniformity in allozyme frequencies previously thought to reflect high gene flow mediated by the pelagic gametes and larvae.

TL;DR: Preliminary extensions of the “gene tree” methodology to haplotypes of nuclear genes demonstrate that the phylogenetic perspective can also help to illuminate molecular‐genetic processes (such as recombination or gene conversion), as well as contribute to knowledge of the origin, age, and molecular basis of particular adaptations.