Linking temporal variations of genetic diversity, including allelic richness and heterozygosity, and spatio‐temporal fluctuations in population abundance has emerged as an important tool for understanding demographic and evolutionary processes in natural populations. This so‐called genetic monitoring was conducted across 12 consecutive years (1996–2007) at three sites for the feral cat, introduced onto the Kerguelen archipelag...

A variety of behavioural traits have substantial effects on the gene dynamics and genetic structure of local populations. The mating system is a plastic trait that varies with environmental conditions in the domestic cat ( Felis catus ) allowing an intraspecific comparison of the impact of this feature on genetic characteristics of the population. To assess the potential effect of the heterogenity of males’ contribution to the...