Evolutionary and Conservation Genetics: 2nd Edition
A special issue of Life (ISSN 2075-1729). This special issue belongs to the section "Evolutionary Biology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 December 2023) | Viewed by 16922
Special Issue Editors
Interests: evolutionary genetics; conservation genetics; population genetics; molecular taxonomy; phylogenetics; phylogeography
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Interests: genetics; genomics; phylodynamics; bioinformatics; biostatistics; population genetics; one health
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
During the last two years of the COVID-19 pandemic, the entire world has witnessed how evolution and genetics dynamics can affect human health. Now more than any previous time, it is evident that the role of scientific research in all fields has become of great importance by increasing our knowledge on every kind of organism (from viruses to mammals and plants) and biological phenomenon. In this context, evolutionary genetics can shed further light on the evolutionary mechanisms that shape organisms’ development and diffusion.
In addition, genetic variation represents the giant upon whose shoulders we find the basis of conservation genetics. This specific field of research derives from population and evolutionary genetics and focuses on the study of threats to every species.
For these reasons, this Special Issue aims to combine the contributions of research groups working all over the world in the fields of phylodynamics, evolutionary genetics, population genetics, DNA barcoding, conservation genetics, molecular epidemiology, and molecular taxonomy, with the aim of collating a group of original papers that highlight the importance of studying the genetic variability of organisms for the protection of all species.
The first volume of this Special Issue was a great success. Now, we invite you to publish in the second volume. (https://www.mdpi.com/journal/life/special_issues/Evolutionary_Conservation)
Dr. Daria Sanna
Dr. Fabio Scarpa
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- evolutionary genetics
- population genetics
- conservation genetics
- phylogeography
- phylogenetics
- phylodynamics
- molecular taxonomy
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