Recent studies in the literature have appliedphylogenetic methods based on genetic
distancesto set priorities for conservation of domesticanimal breeds. While these methods
may beappropriate for between-species conservation, they are clearly inappropriate
forwithin-species breed conservation, because theyignore within-breed variation. In this
paper weshow the basic tools to analyse geneticdiversity in subdivided populations
withinspecies, and illustrate the errors incurred byapplying methods based exclusively on …

Recent studies in the literature have applied phylogenetic methods based on genetic
distances to set priorities for conservation of domestic animal breeds. While these methods
may be appropriate for between-species conservation, they are clearly inappropriate for
within-species breed conservation, because they ignore within-breed variation. In this paper
we show the basic tools to analyse genetic diversity in subdivided populations within
species, and illustrate the errors incurred by applying methods based exclusively on genetic …