Aim We evaluated underlying mechanisms and genetic effects of climate‐driven range expansion of Rhizophora mangle L., a coastal foundation species, along both West ( WFL ) and East ( EFL ) Florida, USA . Location Eight sites encompassing the entire Florida R. mangle range at a regional scale. Methods We characterized R. mangle population genetic structure with a combination of genetic analyses using seven microsatellite loci a...

We investigate population genetic structuring in M argaritifera falcata , a freshwater mussel native to western N orth A merica, across the majority of its geographical range. We find shallow rangewide genetic structure, strong population‐level structuring and very low population diversity in this species, using both mitochondrial sequence and nuclear microsatellite data. We contrast these patterns with previous findings in an...

Populations of the freshwater mussel genus Anodonta appear to be in a state of rapid decline in western North America, following a trend that unfortunately seems to be prevalent among these animals (Mollusca: Unionoida). Here we describe the patterns of molecular divergence and diversity among Anodonta populations in the Bonneville Basin, a large sub‐basin of the Great Basin in western North America. Using amplified fragment l...