Population genomics for wildlife conservation and management

PA Hohenlohe, WC Funk, OP Rajora - Molecular Ecology, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Biodiversity is under threat worldwide. Over the past decade, the field of population
genomics has developed across nonmodel organisms, and the results of this research have …

Madagascar's extraordinary biodiversity: Threats and opportunities

H Ralimanana, AL Perrigo, RJ Smith, JS Borrell… - Science, 2022 - science.org
Madagascar's unique biota is heavily affected by human activity and is under intense threat.
Here, we review the current state of knowledge on the conservation status of Madagascar's …

The crucial role of genome-wide genetic variation in conservation

M Kardos, EE Armstrong… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - National Acad Sciences
The unprecedented rate of extinction calls for efficient use of genetics to help conserve
biodiversity. Several recent genomic and simulation-based studies have argued that the …

Evolutionary genomics can improve prediction of species' responses to climate change

AM Waldvogel, B Feldmeyer, G Rolshausen… - Evolution …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Global climate change (GCC) increasingly threatens biodiversity through the loss of species,
and the transformation of entire ecosystems. Many species are challenged by the pace of …

Madagascar's extraordinary biodiversity: Evolution, distribution, and use

A Antonelli, RJ Smith, AL Perrigo, A Crottini, J Hackel… - Science, 2022 - science.org
Madagascar's biota is hyperdiverse and includes exceptional levels of endemicity. We
review the current state of knowledge on Madagascar's past and current terrestrial and …

Linking evolutionary potential to extinction risk: applications and future directions

BR Forester, EA Beever, C Darst… - Frontiers in Ecology …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Extinction‐risk assessments play a major role in prioritizing conservation action at national
and international levels. However, quantifying extinction risk is challenging, especially when …

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 …

Genetic load has potential in large populations but is realized in small inbred populations

S Mathur, JA DeWoody - Evolutionary Applications, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Populations with higher genetic diversity and larger effective sizes have greater evolutionary
capacity (ie, adaptive potential) to respond to ecological stressors. We are interested in how …

The application gap: Genomics for biodiversity and ecosystem service management

M Heuertz, SB Carvalho, J Galindo, B Rinkevich… - Biological …, 2023 - Elsevier
The conservation of biodiversity from the genetic to the community levels is fundamental for
the continual provision of ecosystem services (ES), the benefits that ecosystems provide to …

Genetic variance in fitness indicates rapid contemporary adaptive evolution in wild animals

T Bonnet, MB Morrissey, P De Villemereuil, SC Alberts… - Science, 2022 - science.org
The rate of adaptive evolution, the contribution of selection to genetic changes that increase
mean fitness, is determined by the additive genetic variance in individual relative fitness. To …