Conservation Genetics
Review. Which genetic marker for which conservation genetics issue? Nucleic acids. 1 Introduction. Contents. Electrophoresis 2004, 25,
... amount of variability at microsatellite loci often makes up for these shortcomings [17]. However, it must be remem- bered that such genetic compensation depends on abun- dant variation of microsatellites, which may be ...
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Conservation Genomics: amalgamation of conservation genetics and ecological and evolutionary genomics (ConGenOmics)
... The founding ideas of conservation genetics in the 1980s largely concerned the impact of genetic drift and inbreeding on population persistence. Although the issue of genetic erosion has remained central, ...
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Differentiation measures for conservation genetics
... actual allele distribution at the present moment. This will often be the most appropriate level for conservation analyses. In focusing on the actual magnitudes of D and G ST , we directly measure the aspects of ...
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Conservation genetics of the weka, Gallirallus australis : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science of Ecology at Massey University
... Introduction Relationship of weka to other Rallide Taxonomy of weka Past and present distribution of weka 1.4.1 North Island weka 1.4.2 western weka 1.4.3 Stewart Island weka 1.4.4 buff [r] ...
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Population and conservation genetics of a habitat-specific riverine fish species, the eastern sand darter (Ammocrypta pellucida).
... data at 10 loci in fish from 39 sites sampled across the species range, we quantify genetic connectivity of eastern sand darter populations at multiple spatial scales. Our specific objectives are: (1) characterize ...
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Conservation genetics of granivorous birds in a heterogeneous landscape: the case of the black-throated finch (Poephila cincta)
... Mitochondrial DNA play important roles as genetic markers in population and conservation biology. Their popularity comes from their uniparental inheritance (usually maternal), lack of recombination and simple ...
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Thank you for not flowering: conservation genetics and gene flow analysis of native and non native populations of Fraxinus (Oleaceae) in Ireland
... the conservation and invasiveness of ash and the spread of resistance genes against pathogens such as the fungus Chalara fraxinea that is destroying common ash forests in ...
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Conservation genetics of the Java sparrow (Padda oryzivora) and an analysis of its viability
... The major threat from trapping and trading is still ongoing at a high level, with an average 59.3 % of the total population estimates being trapped during the study period. This threat is particularly severe in central ...
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Conservation genetics of the Java sparrow (Padda oryzivora) and an analysis of its viability
... These findings imply that minimizing further trapping should be the first priority of reducing the decline of this species. The protection of roosting and nesting sites is the first step in an effort to save the Java ...
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PHYLOGENY RECONSTRUCTION AND CONSERVATION GENETICS OF Conradina AND RELATED SOUTHEASTERN U.S. ENDEMIC MINTS (LAMIACEAE)
... If the Santa Rosa populations indeed represent a distinct species, federal protection may be necessary, given that there are only approximately 6 populations that inhabit only a small [r] ...
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Neutral Genetic Markers and Conservation Genetics: Simulated Germplasm Collections
... SCHOEN and BROWN (1993) showed that if marker gene data are available for many populations of a species, signifi- cant gains in the number of neutral alleles retained in a[r] ...
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Conservation genetics of a resident population of Greylag Goose (Anser anser) at the southernmost limit of the species’ distribution in Europe
... However, conservation of small and isolated popula- tions can be rather challenging as they are prone to loss of diversity due to random genetic drift and inbreeding (Allendorf and Luikart ...localized ...
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Review: microsatellite markers in amphibian conservation genetics
... The size of a population is generally taken to be the total number of individuals at a certain locality, but from an evolutionary point of view, only those individuals which are successful in reproduction are important. ...
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Population and conservation genetics of the shy albatross complex
... Assessments of the extent or scale of impact of bycatch mortality7 on each species have previously been precluded by difficulties identifying bycatch shy-type albatross carcasses to species level. Species-specific ...
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Conservation genetics of Antarctic heart urchins (Abatus spp )
... 4.2 The influence of glaciations on the genetic population structure of Abatus The genetic diversity and structuring patterns inferred both with mitochondrial and nuclear markers for Aba[r] ...
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Integrating Population Genetics and Conservation Biology: Merging Theoretical, Experimental and Applied Approaches (ConGen)
... applied conservation genetics will certainly have strong synergistic effects and will contribute significantly to improving our understanding of methodological and applied aspects of conservation ...
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The Role of Population Genetics for Ethiopian Farm Animal Genetic Resources Conservation
... the conservation of risk breeds and the emergence of niche Markets for livestock ...that conservation genetics is an interdisciplinary science that aims to apply genetic methods to ...
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Genetics and the conservation of invertebrates
... The effect of an episode of genetic drift depends on: (i) heterozygosity and allelic diversity prior to the sampling event; (ii) the effective population size at the sampling event; (iii[r] ...
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Medical Genetics and the First Studies of the Genetics of Populations in Mexico
... In the 1960s, critical awareness began to grow about the difficulties of defining geographical groups in man. Using a handful of genetic markers (such as blood groups), human geneticists hoped to study human variation more ...
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Genetics Journals| Research and Reports on Genetics| Open Access
... In order to narrow the miRNA list and evaluate the role of selected miRNAs in VTE, we selected five pathways based on their established role in pathogenesis of venous thrombosis viz., [r] ...
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