[HTML][HTML] How genomics can help biodiversity conservation

K Theissinger, C Fernandes, G Formenti, I Bista… - Trends in Genetics, 2023 - cell.com
The availability of public genomic resources can greatly assist biodiversity assessment,
conservation, and restoration efforts by providing evidence for scientifically informed …

Conservation of adaptive potential and functional diversity: integrating old and new approaches

BK Mable - Conservation Genetics, 2019 - Springer
Continuing advances in whole genome scale approaches integrated with other
'omic'technologies promise to revolutionise understanding about the relevance of genetic …

The inflated significance of neutral genetic diversity in conservation genetics

JC Teixeira, CD Huber - Proceedings of the National …, 2021 - National Acad Sciences
The current rate of species extinction is rapidly approaching unprecedented highs, and life
on Earth presently faces a sixth mass extinction event driven by anthropogenic activity …

Genetic load has potential in large populations but is realized in small inbred populations

S Mathur, JA DeWoody - Evolutionary Applications, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Populations with higher genetic diversity and larger effective sizes have greater evolutionary
capacity (ie, adaptive potential) to respond to ecological stressors. We are interested in how …

Latitudinal biodiversity gradients at three levels: Linking species richness, population richness and genetic diversity

ER Lawrence, DJ Fraser - Global Ecology and Biogeography, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Motivation Theory describing biodiversity gradients has focused on species richness with
less conceptual synthesis outlining expectations for intraspecific diversity gradients, that is …

An evolutionary perspective on genetic load in small, isolated populations as informed by whole genome resequencing and forward-time simulations

S Mathur, JM Tomeček, LA Tarango-Arámbula… - …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Small populations are vulnerable to increased genetic load and drift that can lead to
reductions in fitness and adaptive potential. By analyzing 66 individual whole genomes of …

Decimated little brown bats show potential for adaptive change

GG Auteri, LL Knowles - Scientific Reports, 2020 - nature.com
The degree to which species can rapidly adapt is key to survival in the face of climatic and
other anthropogenic changes. For little brown bats (Myotis lucifugus), whose populations …

The challenges of detecting and attributing ocean acidification impacts on marine ecosystems

SS Doo, A Kealoha, A Andersson… - ICES Journal of …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
A substantial body of research now exists demonstrating sensitivities of marine organisms to
ocean acidification (OA) in laboratory settings. However, corresponding in situ observations …

Rapid genetic adaptation to a novel ecosystem despite a large founder event

MM Sparks, CE Schraidt, X Yin, LW Seeb… - Molecular …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Introduced and invasive species make excellent natural experiments for investigating rapid
evolution. Here, we describe the effects of genetic drift and rapid genetic adaptation in pink …

Increased adaptive variation despite reduced overall genetic diversity in a rapidly adapting invader

D Selechnik, MF Richardson, R Shine… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Invasive species often evolve rapidly following introduction despite genetic bottlenecks that
may result from small numbers of founders; however, some invasions may not fit this …