Mammal Review

Themed issue on:
Genetics and conservation of large mammals in Europe.

Due to their ecological and economical importance and their emblematic, charismatic status, large mammals are ‘flagship species’ in conservation biology and management. With the advent of molecular techniques, the new discipline of conservation genetics arose, and large mammals were among the first species on which these techniques were performed. This themed issue provides a forum for invited international experts on selected large mammal species to present short, up-to-date reviews on current knowledge, its practical implications and the need for future studies.

Genetics and conservation of European brown bears Ursus arctos

J. E. Swenson, P. Taberlet, E. Bellemain

Changes in the food of British Barn Owls (Tyto alba) between 1974 and 1997

R. Alasdair Love, Charlotte Webon, David E. Glue, Stephen Harris, Stephen Harris

Applications of stable isotope techniques to the ecology of mammals

K. Crawford, R. A. McDonald, S. Bearhop