Parentage assignment is widely applied to studies on mating systems, population dynamics and natural selection. However, little is known about the consequence of assignment errors, especially when some parents are not sampled. We investigated the effects of two types of error in parentage assignment, failing to assign a true parent (type A) and assigning an untrue parent (type B), on an estimat...

X chromosome linked short tandem repeat (STR) are powerful auxiliary systems to genomic STR, they are helpful for differentiating if two women have the same father directly, avoiding some of the ambiguity generated from sibship estimation. This report contains the results of population studies on the X chromosome STR DXS10011, DXS101, DXS6789, DXS7132, DXS8377 and DXS9895 carried out in Taiwan....

Abstract Background In species showing partial migration, as is the case for many salmonid fishes, it important to assess how anthropogenic pressure experienced by migrating individuals affects total population. We focused on brown trout ( Salmo trutta ) from Guddal River in Norwegian Hardanger Fjord system, which encompasses both resident and anadromous individuals. Aquaculture has led increas...

This article reviews a suite of studies conducted in network coastal Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) Skagerrak, Southeast Norway. In 2006, Norway’s first lobster reserves were implemented, with the aim protecting European ( Homarus gammarus ) through ban on fixed gear. A before–after control-impact paired series (BACIPS) monitoring program was initiated to evaluate effects protection depleted pop...