Bio 431 - Conservation Genetics

Sept 6

Introduction to conservation genetics

Ouborg, NJ, P Vergeer, & C Mix.  2006.  The rough edges of the conservation genetics paradigm for plants.  Journal of Ecology 94: 1233–1248.

Frankham, R. 2010.  Challenges and opportunities of genetic approaches to biological conservation.  Biological Conservation 143: 1919-1927.

Sept 13

 Assisted gene flow

Aitken SN, & MC Whitlock.  2013.  Assisted gene flow to facilitate local adaptation to climate change.  Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution, & Systematics 44:367–388.

Gargano D, L Bernardo, S Rovito, NG Passalacqua, &  T Abeli. 2022.  Do marginal plant populations enhance the fitness of larger core units under ongoing climate change? Empirical insights from a rare carnation. AoB Plants 14: plac022.

Sept 20

Miura, O. 2007.   Molecular genetic approaches to elucidate the ecological and evolutionary issues associated with biological invasions. Ecological Research 22: 876-883.

Kolbe, JJ, RE Glor, L Rodríguez Schettino, AC Lara, A Larson, & JB Losos.  2004. Genetic variation increases during biological invasion by a Cuban lizard. Nature 431: 177–181.

Sept 27

eDNA in conservation genetics

Thomsen, PF & E Willerslev.  2015.  Environmental DNA – An emerging tool in conservation for monitoring past and present biodiversity.  Biological Conservation 183: 4-18.

Câmara, PEAS, FLV Bones, FAC Lopes, FS Oliveira, CC Barreto, DK Henriques, LP Campos, M Carvalho-Silva, P Convey & LH Rosa.   2022. DNA Metabarcoding Reveals Cryptic Diversity in Forest Soils on the Isolated Brazilian Trindade Island, South Atlantic. Microbial Ecology (2002).

Oct 4

Fecal-DNA diet analysis for conservation

Ando, H, H Mukai, T Komura, T Dewi, M Ando, & Y Isagi.  2020.  Methodological trends and perspectives of animal dietary studies by noninvasive fecal DNA metabarcoding. Environmental DNA 2: 391– 406.

Roffler, GH, JM Allen, A Massey, & T Levi.  2021.  Metabarcoding of fecal DNA shows dietary diversification in wolves substitutes for ungulates in an island archipelago. Ecosphere 12: e03297.

Oct 11

Forensic conservation genetics

Ogden, R, N Dawnay, & R McEwing.  2009.  Wildlife DNA forensics — bridging the gap between conservation genetics and law enforcement.  Endangered Species Research 9: 179-195.     (direct link to PDF)

 Padilla-Jacobo, G, TC Monterrubio-Rico, H Cano-Camacho & MG Zavala-Páramo.  2021.  Genealogical relationship inference to identify areas of intensive poaching of the Orange-fronted Parakeet (Eupsittula canicularis).  BMC Zoology 6: 14.

Oct 25

Identifying ESUs (Evolutionarily Significant Units) for conservation

Crandall, KA, OR Bininda-Emonds, GM Mace, & RK Wayne. 2000. Considering evolutionary processes in conservation biology. Trends in Ecology & Evolution 15: 290–295.

Posso-Terranova, A, & J Andrés. 2018.  Multivariate species boundaries and conservation of harlequin poison frogs. Molecular Ecology 27: 3432– 3451.

Nov 1

Conservation epigenetics

Rey, O, C Eizaguirre, B Angers, M Baltazar-Soares, K Sagonas, JG Prunier, & S Blanchet. 2020.  Linking epigenetics and biological conservation: Towards a conservation epigenetics perspective. Functional Ecology 34: 414– 427.

Kitavi, M, R Cashell, M Ferguson, J Lorenzen, M Nyine, PC McKeown & C Spillane. 2020.  Heritable epigenetic diversity for conservation and utilization of epigenetic germplasm resources of clonal East African Highland banana (EAHB) accessions. Theoretical and Applied Genetics 133: 2605–2625.

Nov 8

Conservation genetics of vertebrate carnivore range expansions

Chapron G, P Kaczensky, JD Linnell, M von Arx, D Huber, H Andrén, JV López-Bao, M Adamec, F Álvares, O Anders, L Balčiauskas, V Balys, P Bedő, F Bego, JC Blanco, U Breitenmoser, H Brøseth, L Bufka, R Bunikyte, P Ciucci, A Dutsov, T Engleder, C Fuxjäger, C Groff, K Holmala, B Hoxha, Y Iliopoulos, O Ionescu, J Jeremić, K Jerina, G Kluth, F Knauer, I Kojola, I Kos, M Krofel, J Kubala, S Kunovac, J Kusak, M Kutal, O Liberg, A Majić, P Männil, R Manz, E Marboutin, F Marucco, D Melovski, K Mersini, Y Mertzanis, RW Mysłajek, S Nowak, J Odden, J Ozolins, G Palomero, M Paunović, J Persson, H Potočnik, PY Quenette, G Rauer, I Reinhardt, R Rigg, A Ryser, V Salvatori, T Skrbinšek, A Stojanov, JE Swenson, L Szemethy, A Trajçe, E Tsingarska-Sedefcheva, M Váňa, R Veeroja, P Wabakken, M Wölfl, S Wölfl, F Zimmermann, D Zlatanova, & L Boitani.  2014.  Recovery of large carnivores in Europe's modern human-dominated landscapes. Science. 346: 1517-1519.

Hagen SB, A Kopatz, J Aspi, I Kojola, & HG Eiken. 2015.  Evidence of rapid change in genetic structure and diversity during range expansion in a recovering large terrestrial carnivore. Proceedings of the Royal Society: B, Biological Sciences 282: 20150092.

Nov 15

Genetics of ex situ plant conservation

Abeli, T, S Dalrymple, S Godefroid, A Mondoni, JV Müller, G Rossi & S Orsenigo.  2020. Ex situ collections and their potential for the restoration of extinct plants. Conservation Biology 34: 303-313.

Clugston, JAR, M Ruhsam, GJ Kenicer, M Henwood, R Milne & NS Nagalingum.  2022.  Conservation genomics of an Australian cycad Cycas calcicola, and the absence of key genotypes in botanic gardens. Conservation Genetics 23: 449–465.

Nov 22

Genome editing applications to conservation biology

Phelps MP, LW Seeb, & JE Seeb.  2020.  Transforming ecology and conservation biology through genome editing.  Conservation Biology 34: 54-65.

Kosch, TA, CNS Silva, LA Brannelly, AA Roberts, Q Lau, G Marantelli, L Berger & LF Skerratt.  2019. Genetic potential for disease resistance in critically endangered amphibians decimated by chytridiomycosis. Animal Conservation 22: 238–250.

Nov 29

 Movie & snacks (conservation biology themed)

Movie: Genesis 2.0

[in case you are interested in reading further about movies & conservation biology]
Silk, MJ, SL Crowley, AJ Woodhead, & A Nuno. 2018.  Considering connections between Hollywood and biodiversity conservation. Conservation Biology 32: 597-606.