Simon J. Goodman

TL;DR: Examination of current approaches for calculating estimates of RST is examined and a weighting scheme based on the transformation of allele sizes at loci across data sets is suggested, which yields an estimator of R ST analogous to the θ estimators of FST.

TL;DR: The structure of a hybrid zone in Argyll, Scotland, between native red deer and introduced Japanese sika deer is described, on the basis of a genetic analysis using 11 microsatellite markers and mitochondrial DNA, to conclude that the deer fall into two distinct genetic classes, corresponding to either a sika-like or red-like phenotype.

TL;DR: New and revised data for the phocine distemper virus (PDV) epidemics that resulted in the deaths of more than 23 000 harbour seals Phoca vitulina in 1988 and 30,000 in 2002 are presented and it is suggested that grey seal populations could act as reservoirs for PDV if infection rates in sympatric species are lower than in harbour seals.

TL;DR: The results suggest that harbor seals are regionally philopatric, on the scale of several hundred kilometers, however, genetic discontinuities may exist, even between neighboring populations such as those on the Scottish and east English coasts or the east and west Baltic.

TL;DR: The 2008 IUCN review of the status of the world's mammals identified marine mammals (IUCN 2008) as disproportionally threatened and data poor compared to their terrestrial counterparts, and their status was noted as a particular concern as mentioned in this paper.