Centers of endemism and the potential of zoos and botanical gardens in conservation of endemics

C Hobohm, N Barker - Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens, 2023 - mdpi.com
Knowledge about ecological conditions and processes in centers of endemism (CoEs) is still
limited with respect to various systematic groups of organisms, ecosystem types, ecological …

Phylogenomic Analysis of Concatenated Ultraconserved Elements Reveals the Recent Evolutionary Radiation of the Fairy Wrasses (Teleostei: Labridae: Cirrhilabrus)

YK Tea, X Xu, JD DiBattista, N Lo… - Systematic …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
The fairy wrasses (genus Cirrhilabrus) are among the most successful of the extant wrasse
lineages (Teleostei: Labridae), with their 61 species accounting for nearly 10 of the family …

Multi‐individual microsatellite identification: A multiple genome approach to microsatellite design (MiMi)

G Fox, RF Preziosi, RE Antwis… - Molecular ecology …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Bespoke microsatellite marker panels are increasingly affordable and tractable to
researchers and conservationists. The rate of microsatellite discovery is very high within a …

Polyandry and non-random fertilisation maintain long-term genetic diversity in an isolated island population of adders (Vipera berus)

T Madsen, B Ujvari, D Bauwens, B Gruber, A Georges… - Heredity, 2023 - nature.com
Conservation genetic theory suggests that small and isolated populations should be subject
to reduced genetic diversity ie, heterozygosity and allelic diversity. Our 34 years study of an …

Reduced gene flow and bottleneck in the threatened giant armadillo (Priodontes maximus): implications for its conservation

NT Rodrigues, BH Saranholi, AR Inforzato… - … and Molecular Biology, 2024 - SciELO Brasil
The progressive fragmentation and loss of habitats represent the main threats for
endangered species, causing genetic consequences that may have potential implications …

Morphology and Genetic Structure Profile of Farmed Snails Cornu aspersum aspersum and Cornu aspersum maximum in Greece

E Kougiagka, GA Gkafas, A Exadactylos… - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
The subspecies of the species Cornu aspersum, C. a. aspersum, and C. a. maximum are the
dominant farmed species in Greece. The morphological and molecular polymorphism of the …

Distribution and habitat affinity of Endemic and Threatened Species: global and European Assessment

C Hobohm, M Moro-Richter… - … for Biodiversity and …, 2021 - Springer
Realms of species, assemblages, and whole ecosystems are threatened by human activities
such as damage, resource use, pollution, introduction of neobiota, and also by natural …

Demographic and genetic factors in the recovery or demise of ex situ populations following a severe bottleneck in fifteen species of Hawaiian tree snails

MR Price, D Sischo, MA Pascua, MG Hadfield - PeerJ, 2015 - peerj.com
Wild populations of endangered Hawaiian tree snails have declined precipitously over the
last century due to introduced predators and other human impacts. Life history traits, such as …

Diet selection at three spatial scales: Implications for conservation of an endangered Hawaiian tree snail

MR Price, R O'Rorke, AS Amend, MG Hadfield - Biotropica, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Several recent studies suggest local adaptation in multiple taxa across Hawaii's steep
environmental gradients. Restoration efforts in devastated tropical island ecosystems may …

Evolutionary genomics of endangered Hawaiian tree snails (Achatinellidae: Achatinellinae) for conservation of adaptive capacity

MR Price, MG Hadfield, ISS Knapp, RJ Toonen… - PeerJ, 2021 - peerj.com
Phylogenomic studies can provide insights into speciation, adaptation, and extinction, while
providing a roadmap for conservation. Hawaiian tree snails are a model system for an …