International agreements such as the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) have
committed to conserve, and sustainably and equitably use, biodiversity. The CBD is a vital …

Global conservation policy and action have largely neglected protecting and monitoring
genetic diversity—one of the three main pillars of biodiversity. Genetic diversity (diversity …

Conservation genetics and genomics examines the role of evolutionary and genetic
processes in the persistence of organisms, and its research is intended to inform biodiversity …

Genetic diversity is frequently described using heterozygosity, particularly in a conservation
context. Often, it is estimated using single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs); however, it has …

More than 25% of species assessed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature
(IUCN) are threatened with extinction. Understanding how environmental and biological …

At present, many ungulate populations have a complex history of isolation and translocation.
Consequently, ungulate populations may have experienced substantial reductions of the …

Genetic variation is a well‐known indicator of population fitness yet is not typically included
in monitoring programs for sensitive species. Additionally, most programs monitor …

Demographic history and mutational load are of paramount importance for the adaptation of
the endangered species. However, the effects of population evolutionary history and genetic …

The anthropization of the landscape of the Cerrado biome that has occurred over the past
few decades has fragmented its natural environments, impacting the connectivity of the plant …

While inbreeding is known to affect individual fitness and thus extinction risk in populations,
studies have under-represented non-model species of conservation concern and rarely …