New developments in the field of genomic technologies and their relevance to conservation management

G Segelbacher, M Bosse, P Burger, P Galbusera… - Conservation …, 2022 - Springer
Recent technological advances in the field of genomics offer conservation managers and
practitioners new tools to explore for conservation applications. Many of these tools are well …

[HTML][HTML] Conservation of parasites: a primer

AJ Lymbery, NJ Smit - International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Although parasites make up a substantial proportion of the biotic component of ecosystems,
in terms of both biomass and number of species, they are rarely considered in conservation …

Air pollution, genetic factors and the risk of depression

Z Fu, Q Liu, J Liang, Z Weng, W Li, J Xu… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Both genetics and ambient air pollutants contribute to depression, but the degree to which
genetic susceptibility modifies the effect of air pollution on depression remains unknown. We …

Runs of homozygosity reveal past bottlenecks and contemporary inbreeding across diverging populations of an Island‐colonizing bird

CA Martin, EC Sheppard, JC Illera, A Suh… - Molecular …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Genomes retain evidence of the demographic history and evolutionary forces that have
shaped populations and drive speciation. Across island systems, contemporary patterns of …

Fourth report on chicken genes and chromosomes 2022

J Smith, JM Alfieri, N Anthony, P Arensburger… - … and genome research, 2023 - karger.com
The chicken continues to hold its position as a leading model organism within many areas of
research, as well as being a major source of protein for human consumption. The First …

The relevance of pedigrees in the conservation genomics era

SJ Galla, L Brown, Y Couch‐Lewis, I Cubrinovska… - 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Over the past 50 years conservation genetics has developed a substantive toolbox to inform
species management. One of the most long‐standing tools available to manage genetics …

A high-quality genome assembly highlights the evolutionary history of the great bustard (Otis tarda, Otidiformes)

H Luo, X Jiang, B Li, J Wu, J Shen, Z Xu… - Communications …, 2023 - nature.com
Conservation genomics often relies on non-invasive methods to obtain DNA fragments
which limit the power of multi-omic analyses for threatened species. Here, we report multi …

Natural history collections as a resource for conservation genomics: Understanding the past to preserve the future

PM Benham, RCK Bowie - Journal of Heredity, 2023 - academic.oup.com
To avoid the worst outcomes of the current biodiversity crisis we need a deep understanding
of population responses to human-induced ecological change. Rapidly expanding access to …

Whole genomes inform genetic rescue strategy for montane red foxes in North America

CB Quinn, S Preckler-Quisquater… - Molecular Biology …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
A few iconic examples have proven the value of facilitated gene flow for counteracting
inbreeding depression and staving off extinction; yet, the practice is often not implemented …

Facultative parthenogenesis in California condors

OA Ryder, S Thomas, JM Judson… - Journal of …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Parthenogenesis is a relatively rare event in birds, documented in unfertilized eggs from
columbid, galliform, and passerine females with no access to males. In the critically …