Molecular Ecology and Genetic Diversity of Fish

Dear Colleagues,

Genomic approaches are increasingly applied across various disciplines. The interface of genetics and genomics with ecology and environmental sciences is "molecular ecology". Molecular ecology is a large interdisciplinary area of research, which comprises diverse fields, including population and evolutionary genetics, biodiversity, conservation biology, behavioural ecology, and species–habitat interactions. In addition, genetic diversity is the premise and guarantee of biological survival and development. Good genetic diversity indicates rich biological germplasm resources, which are conducive to making corresponding adaptations to some uncertain changes in the environment. Therefore, exploring the molecular basis and mechanism of the interaction between aquatic organisms and the environment, investigating the genetic diversity of aquatic organisms and understanding their germplasm resources are beneficial to the protection of aquatic ecological environments and aquatic biodiversity, which can also promote the sustainable development of fisheries and aquaculture. However, compared with mammals, an insufficient amount of research has been conducted on fish species. Therefore, I am pleased to invite you to contribute to the Special Issue “Molecular Ecology and Genetic Diversity of Fish” in the journal Fishes.

Dr. Jun Qiang
Dr. Shengjie Li
Dr. Jianjun Fu
Dr. Yifan Tao
Dr. Yan Li
Guest Editors

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