Wildlife Population Genetics, Evolution and Conservation: From Theory to Practice
A special issue of Diversity (ISSN 1424-2818). This special issue belongs to the section "Animal Diversity".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 January 2023) | Viewed by 3130
Special Issue Editors
2. The Roslin Institute, The University of Edinburgh, Roslin, Scotland EH25 9RG, UK
Interests: biodiversity; conservation genetics; conservation biology; evolutionary biology; molecular ecology
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The importance of maintaining and protecting the genetic diversity of wildlife populations to secure their long-term survival is increasingly recognised. However, genetic information is not yet routinely implemented in wildlife management programmes or used to inform conservation policy despite substantial technological advances to generate and analyse genetic data in a more cost and time-effective manner and concurrent greater understanding of genetic processes linked to the fate of wild populations. This gap in the adoption of genetics into wildlife management could widen with the current transition in research from conservation genetics to conservation genomics. Therefore, it is important to identify existing barriers for the effective translation of conservation genetics and genomics research into practical conservation practice. This Special Issue will highlight successful case studies on the implementation of genetic data into wildlife conservation and management programmes and discuss the current challenges faced by researchers and practitioners in bridging the gap between genetics research and its implementation in wildlife conservation and policymaking. For this Special Issue, we welcome contributions from all relevant communities and stakeholders to provide an overview of current challenges and to identify potential solutions to achieve routinely implementation of genetic data in wildlife conservation and management.
Dr. Silvia Perez-Espona
Dr. Will Goodall-Copestake
Guest Editors
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