1. A streamlined, bi-organelle, multiplex PCR approach to species identification: Application to global conservation and trade monitoring of the great white shark, Carcharodon carcharias

   • Demian D. Chapman
   • Debra L. Abercrombie
   • Mahmood S. Shivji

   OriginalPaper Pages: 415 - 425

2. Genetic consequences of ecological reserve design guidelines: An empirical investigation

   • Maile C. Neel
   • Michael P. Cummings

   OriginalPaper Pages: 427 - 439

3. Complete loss of MHC genetic diversity in the Common Hamster (Cricetus cricetus) population in The Netherlands. Consequences for conservation strategies

   • M.J.M. Smulders
   • L.B. Snoek
   • B. Vosman

   OriginalPaper Pages: 441 - 451

4. Effects of inbreeding and environmental stress on fitness – using Drosophila buzzatii as a model organism

   • Torsten Nygaard Kristensen
   • Jesper Dahlgaard
   • Volkerr Loeschcke

   OriginalPaper Pages: 453 - 465

5. Genetic structure of African buffalo herds based on variation at the mitochondrial D-loop and autosomal microsatellite loci: Evidence for male-biased gene flow

   • W.F. van Hoof
   • A.F. Groen
   • H.H.T. Prins

   OriginalPaper Pages: 467 - 477

6. Analysis of relatedness and determination of the source of founders in the captive bearded vulture, Gypaetus barbatus, population

   • Barbara Gautschi
   • Gwenaël Jacob
   • Bernhard Schmid

   OriginalPaper Pages: 479 - 490

7. High gene diversity at swarming sites suggest hot spots for gene flow in the endangered Bechstein's bat

   • Gerald Kerth
   • Andreas Kiefer
   • Manfred Weishaar

   OriginalPaper Pages: 491 - 499

8. Hierarchical genetic structure in fragmented populations of the Little Pocket Mouse (Perognathus longimembris) in Southern California

   • Andrea Swei
   • Philip V. Brylski
   • James L. Patton

   OriginalPaper Pages: 501 - 514

9. The risk of inbreeding due to habitat loss in the lion (Panthera leo)

   • Mats Björklund

   OriginalPaper Pages: 515 - 523

10. Last lynxes in Portugal? Molecular approaches in a pre-extinction scenario

    • A.E. Pires
    • M.L. Fernandes

    BriefCommunication Pages: 525 - 532

11. Polymorphic microsatellite DNA markers for the assessment of genetic diversity and paternity testing in the giant cuttlefish, Sepia apama (Cephalopoda)

    • P.W. Shaw

    Note Pages: 533 - 535

12. Development of codominant markers for identifying species hybrids

    • Gregory J. Tranah
    • Mark Bagley
    • Bernie May

    Note Pages: 537 - 541