Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) has been one of the most extensively studied molecules in ecological, evolutionary and clinical genetics.In its early application in evolutionary genetics, mtDNA was assumed to be a selectively neutral marker conferring negligible fitness consequences for its host.However, this dogma has been overturned in recent years due
Analysis of three decades of land cover changes in the Maputaland Coastal Plain, South Africa
The northern half of the Maputaland Coastal Plain (MCP) of South Africa has undergone significant change in land-use over the last five decades, including afforestation, agriculture and rural settlements.To understand Pets the extent of land-use changes that took place in the northern half of the MCP from 1986 to 2019 and its efficacy, various Land