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Conservation genetics in a globally changing environment
- Source :
- Biodiversity and Conservation. 16(14):4147-4163
- Publication Year :
- 2007
- Publisher :
- SPRINGER, 2007.
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Abstract
- Despite recent advances in conservation genetics and related disciplines and the growing impact that conservation genetics is having in conservation biology, our knowledge on several key issues in the field is still insufficient. Here we identify some of these issues together with addressing several paradoxes which have to be solved before conservation genetics can face new challenges that are appearing in the transitory phase from the population genetics into the population genomics era. Most of these issues, paradoxes and challenges, like the central dogma of conservation genetics, the computational, theoretical and laboratory experiment achievements and limitations in the conservation genetics field have been discussed. Further knowledge on the consequences of inbreeding and outbreeding depression in wild populations as well as the capacity of small populations to adapt to local environmental conditions is also urgently needed. The integration of experimental, theoretical and applied conservation genetics will contribute to improve our understanding of methodological and applied aspects of conservation genetics.
- Subjects :
- INBREEDING DEPRESSION
EFFECTIVE POPULATION-SIZE
OUTBREEDING DEPRESSION
outbreeding depression
conservation genetics
LOCAL ADAPTATION
DROSOPHILA-MELANOGASTER
MICROSATELLITE DNA
PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY
genetic markers
genetic structure
adaptive variation
INSECTICIDE RESISTANCE
RECENT CLIMATE-CHANGE
N-E/N RATIO
global change
neutral vs selective variation
biodiversity
inbreeding depression
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 15729710 and 09603115
- Volume :
- 16
- Issue :
- 14
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Biodiversity and Conservation
- Accession number :
- edsair.dris...01423..03df13322f7a1387d151cac1b982c6eb