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Conservation and the Genomics of Populations

Allendorf, Fred W., Funk, W. Chris, Aitken, Sally N., Byrne, Margaret, Luikart, Gordon, Antunes, Agostinho·2022
DOI 10.1093/oso/9780198856566.001.0001
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Loss of biodiversity is among the greatest problems facing the world today. Conservation and the Genomics of Populations gives a comprehensive overview of the essential background, concepts, and tools needed to understand how genetic information can be used to conserve species threatened with extinction, and to manage species of ecological or commercial importance. New molecular techniques, statistical methods, and computer programs, genetic principles, and methods are becoming increasingly useful in the conservation of biological diversity. Using a balance of data and theory, coupled with basic and applied research examples, this book examines genetic and phenotypic variation in natural populations, the principles and mechanisms of evolutionary change, the interpretation of genetic data from natural populations, and how these can be applied to conservation. The book includes examples from plants, animals, and microbes in wild and captive populations. This third edition has been thoroughly revised to include advances in genomics and contains new chapters on population genomics, genetic monitoring, and conservation genetics in practice, as well as new sections on climate change, emerging diseases, metagenomics, and more. More than one-third of the references in this edition were published after the previous edition. Each of the 24 chapters and the Appendix end with a Guest Box written by an expert who provides an example of the principles presented in the chapter from their own work. This book is essential for advanced undergraduate and graduate students of conservation genetics, natural resource management, and conservation biology, as well as professional conservation biologists and policy-makers working for wildlife and habitat management agencies. Much of the book will also interest nonprofessionals who are curious about the role of genetics in conservation and management of wild and captive populations.

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Authors
Allendorf, F. W., Funk, W. C., Aitken, S. N., Byrne, M., Luikart, G., & Antunes, A.
Affiliations
  • University of Montana (US)
  • Colorado State University (US)
  • University of British Columbia (CA)
  • Government of Western Australia (AU)
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Publisher
Oxford University PressOxford
Published
2022-02-10
DOI
10.1093/oso/9780198856566.001.0001
OpenAlex
W4224274233
Cited by
207
References
33
Citations by year
2026: 51 · 2025: 50 · 2024: 48 · 2023: 36 · 2022: 19 · 2021: 2 · 2017: 1
FWCI
43.87
Type
book
Language
en
Open access
closed
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Genetic diversity and population structure
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Ecology › Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
Keywords
conservation genetics, population genomics, genetic variation, phenotypic variability, evolutionary change, genetic monitoring, endangered species conservation, captive populations, climate change, emerging infectious diseases, metagenomics, biodiversity loss, population management

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