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The European Society for Evolutionary Biology (ESEB) was founded in 1987. It is publishing the Journal of Evolutionary Biology, organises meetings and biannually awards a John Maynard Smith prize. As of 2004 its president is Rolf Hoekstra.
The Society endeavours to accomplish these objectives through the publication of the Journal of EvolutionaryBiology, through meetings, and the John Maynard Smith award.
Membership of the Society is open to both scientists and interested laymen, although the primary goal of the Society is to serve the scientific community.
Earlier investigations indicate that the German breeding population has been isolated from other European populations.
There is an ongoing debate whether the German population is unique and should be protected as a separate conservation unit, or whether it is similar to breeding populations in other countries and therefore of less interest for conservation from a biodiversity perspective.
I conclude that DNA analysis can be used for insights into historic population trends, but also point out that assumptions of mutation rates strongly influence the results and this should be kept in mind when interpreting the results.
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