Course Reading - 2026

 

Date Topic Reading* (see note below about off-campus access)

Sept 8

Introductions, range expansions and cryptogenic species

Wilson, JRU, P García-Díaz, P Cassey, DM Richardson, P Pyšek, & TM Blackburn. 2016.  Biological invasions and natural colonisations are different – the need for invasion science. NeoBiota 31: 87-98.

Mulcahy, DG, J Reyes-Velasco, DI Vázquez-Arce, JA Cervantes-Pasqualli, JE Martínez-Gómez, & K de Queiroz.  2025.  Anthropogenic or natural dispersal: Case of the spiny-tailed iguanas (Ctenosaura) on Clarion Island, Mexico. Ecology & Evolution 15: e72366.

Sept 15

De-extinction

Turner, SD, A Keyte, A Pask, & B Shapiro. 2026.  De-extinction technology and its application to conservation.  Journal of Heredity 117: 959–974.

Novak BJ, OA Ryder, ML Houck, K Walker, L Russell, B Russell, S Walker, SS Arenivas, L Aston, G Veneklasen, JA Ivy, KP Koepfli, A Rusnak, J Simek, A Zhuk, AS Putnam, & R Phelan. 2025.  Endangered Przewalski's Horse, Equus przewalskii, cloned from historically cryopreserved cells. Animals (Basel) 15(5): 613.

Sept 22

 DNA barcoding for conservation Rubinoff, D. 2006. Utility of mitochondrial DNA barcodes in species conservation. Conservation Biology 20: 1026-1033.

Torres, L, B Vincent, & P Eric. 2022. Translocation of mitochondrial DNA into the nuclear genome blurs phylogeographic and conservation genetic studies in seabirds. Royal Society Open Science 9: 211888.

Sept 29

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.

Diaz-Martin, Z, J Fant, K Havens, W Cinea, JMT Lima, & MP Griffith. 2023.  Current management practices do not adequately safeguard endangered plant species in conservation collections. Biological Conservation 280: 109955.

Oct 6

Evolutionary rescue for coral conservation

Carlson, SM, CJ Cunningham & PAH Westley 2014.  Evolutionary rescue in a changing world. Trends in Ecology & Evolution 29: 521–530. 

Lachs, L, A Humanes, C Alessi, A Bukurrou, JC Bythell, D Cassidy, AJ Edwards, Y Golbuu, L Manuel, HM Martinez, E Van Der Steeg, JE Stratford, R De La Torre Cerro, AJ Wilson, & JR Guest. 2026. Choice of traits defines the scope for assisted evolution of corals under climate change. Current Biology 36: 2222-2232.E6

Oct 13

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Oct 27

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Nov 3

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Nov 10

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Nov 17

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Nov 24

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Dec 1

Movie & snacks (conservation biology themed)

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