Evolution of life in urban environments

MTJ Johnson, J Munshi-South - Science, 2017 - science.org
BACKGROUND The extent of urban areas is increasing around the world, and most humans
now live in cities. Urbanization results in dramatic environmental change, including …

Purging and accumulation of genetic load in conservation

N Dussex, HE Morales, C Grossen, L Dalén… - Trends in ecology & …, 2023 - cell.com
Our ability to assess the threat posed by the genetic load to small and declining populations
has been greatly improved by advances in genome sequencing and computational …

Genetic rescue: A critique of the evidence supports maximizing genetic diversity rather than minimizing the introduction of putatively harmful genetic variation

K Ralls, P Sunnucks, RC Lacy, R Frankham - Biological Conservation, 2020 - Elsevier
Genetic rescue–ameliorating inbreeding depression and restoring genetic diversity of inbred
populations through gene flow-is valuable in wildlife conservation. Empirically validated …

Guidelines for planning genomic assessment and monitoring of locally adaptive variation to inform species conservation

SP Flanagan, BR Forester, EK Latch… - Evolutionary …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Identifying and monitoring locally adaptive genetic variation can have direct utility for
conserving species at risk, especially when management may include actions such as …

[LIVRE][B] Molecular ecology

JR Freeland - 2020 - books.google.com
A fully updated guide to the increasingly prevalent use of molecular data in ecological
studies Molecular ecology is concerned with how molecular biology and population genetics …

Climate change vulnerability assessment of species

WB Foden, BE Young, HR Akçakaya… - Wiley …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Assessing species' vulnerability to climate change is a prerequisite for develo** effective
strategies to conserve them. The last three decades have seen exponential growth in the …

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 …

Environmental RNA can distinguish life stages in amphibian populations

MB Parsley, CS Goldberg - Molecular Ecology Resources, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Applications of environmental DNA (eDNA) analysis methods for biomonitoring have grown
exponentially over the last decade and provide a wealth of new information on the …

[HTML][HTML] Bridging the conservation genetics gap by identifying barriers to implementation for conservation practitioners

HR Taylor, N Dussex, Y van Heezik - Global Ecology and Conservation, 2017 - Elsevier
Despite its recognised importance for species' persistence, integrating genetics into
conservation management has proved problematic, creating a “conservation genetics gap” …

[LIVRE][B] An introduction to conservation biology

A Sher - 2022 - books.google.com
Over 240 updates to text and tables, 275 new citations, and new figures in every chapter,
Increased representation of women and BIPOC in the textbook, Significant edits and …