Bio 431 - Conservation Genetics

Sept 10

Introduction to conservation genetics

Allendorf, FW.  2017.  Genetics and the conservation of natural populations: allozymes to genomes.  Molecular Ecology 26: 420–430.

Bourret, V, V Albert, J April, G Côté, & O Morissette.  2020. Past, present and future contributions of evolutionary biology to wildlife forensics, management and conservation. Evolutionary Applications. 13:1420-1434.

van Oosterhout, C. 2021.  Conservation genetics: 50 Years and counting.  Conservation Letters 14: e12789.

Sept 17

Genetics of ex situ plant conservation

Abeli, T, S Dalrymple, S Godefroid, A Mondoni, JV Müller, G Rossi & S Orsenigo.  2020. Ex situ collections and their potential for the restoration of extinct plants. Conservation Biology 34: 303-313.

Clugston, JAR, M Ruhsam, GJ Kenicer, M Henwood, R Milne & NS Nagalingum.  2022.  Conservation genomics of an Australian cycad Cycas calcicola, and the absence of key genotypes in botanic gardens. Conservation Genetics 23: 449–465.

Sept 24

Hofreiter, M, D Serre, HN Poinar, S Kuch, & S Pääbo. 2001.  Ancient DNA. Nature Reviews Genetics 2: 353–359.

Larson, S, R Jameson, M Etnier, T Jones, & R Hall. 2012. Genetic diversity and population parameters of sea otters, Enhydra lutris, before fur trade extirpation from 1741-1911. PLoS One 7: e32205.

Oct 1

Agave Conservation Genetics

Alducin-Martínez, C, KY Ruiz Mondragón, O Jiménez-Barrón, E Aguirre-Planter, J Gasca-Pineda, LE Eguiarte, & RA Medellin.  2023. Uses, knowledge and extinction risk faced by Agave species in Mexico.” Plants 12: 124

Ruiz Mondragon, KY, E Aguirre-Planter, J Gasca-Pineda, A Klimova,  R-E Trejo-Salazar, MA Reyes Guerra, RA  Medellin, D Piñero,  R Lira, & LE Eguiarte. 2022.  Conservation genomics of Agave tequilana Weber var. azul: low genetic differentiation and heterozygote excess in the tequila Agave from Jalisco, Mexico. PeerJ 10: e14398.

Oct 8

Conservation monitoring using eDNA

Cristescu, ME & PDN Hebert.  2018. Uses and misuses of environmental DNA in biodiversity science and conservation.  Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution & Systematics 49: 209-230.

Allen, MC, R Kwait, A Vastano, A Kisurin, I Zoccolo, BD Jaffe, JC Angle, B Maslo & JL Lockwood. 2023.  Sampling environmental DNA from trees and soil to detect cryptic arboreal mammals. Scientific Reports 13: 180.

Oct 15

Conservation genetics of coral reefs

Bell, G.  2013.  Evolutionary rescue and the limits of adaptation.  Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, B 368: 20120080.

Dixon, GB, SW  Davies, GV Aglyamova, E Meyer, LK Bay , & MV Matz. 2015.  Genomic determinants of coral heat tolerance across latitudes.  Science 348:  1460-1462.

Oct 29

Bickford, D, DJ Lohman, NS Sodhi, PKL Ng, R Meier, K Winker, KK Ingram, & I Das.  2007.  Cryptic species as a window on diversity and conservation.  Trends in Ecology & Evolution 22: 148-155.

Yan, F,  J Lü, B Zhang, Z Yuan, H Zhao, S Huang, G Wei, X Mi, D Zou, W Xu, S Chen, J Wang, F Xie, M Wu, H Xiao, Z Liang, J Jin, S Wu, C Xu, B Tapley, ST Turvey, TJ Papenfuss, AA Cunningham, RW Murphy, Y Zhang, J Che.  2018.  The Chinese giant salamander exemplifies the hidden extinction of cryptic species.  Current Biology 28: R590-R592.*

*Please also read the Yan et al. (2018) Supplemental Materials (7 pages of methods and results)

Nov 5

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Nov 12

Wildlife forensics & conservation 

Meiklejohn, KA, MK Burnham-Curtis, DJ Straughan, J Giles, & MK Moore.  2021.  Current methods, future directions and considerations of DNA-based taxonomic identification in wildlife forensics.  Forensic Science International: Animals and Environments 1: 100030.

Partin, TG, AJ Gonzalez, & MK Burnham-Curtis. 2022.  Sharks on a plane: Large shark fin seizure shines light on shark exploitation.  Forensic Science International: Animals and Environments 2: 100055.

Nov 19

Assisted migration

Chen, Z, L Grossfurthner, JL Loxterman, J Masingale, BA Richardson, T Seaborn, B Smith, LP Waits, & SR Narum.  2022. Applying genomics in assisted migration under climate change: Framework, empirical applications, and case studies.  Evolutionary Applications 15(1):  3–21.

Valness, CM, Libby, WJ, & JP Berrill.  2023 . Assisted migration of Sequoiadendron genotypes for conservation and timber: Performance and morphology in a warmer climate outside of their range. Conservation 3(4): 543–568.

Nov 26

De-extinction

Shapiro, B. 2017.  Pathways to de‐extinction: How close can we get to resurrection of an extinct species?  Functional Ecology 31:  996–1002. 

Lin J, D Duchêne, C Carøe, O Smith, MM Ciucani, J Niemann, D Richmond, AD Greenwood, R MacPhee, G Zhang, S Gopalakrishnan, & MTP Gilbert. 2022.  Probing the genomic limits of de-extinction in the Christmas Island rat. Current Biology 32: 1650-1656.

Dec 3

Movie & snacks (conservation biology themed)

Cane Toads: An unnatural history. (Dir. Mark Lewis)

[in case you are interested in reading further about movies & conservation biology]
Silk, MJ, SL Crowley, AJ Woodhead, & A Nuno. 2018.  Considering connections between Hollywood and biodiversity conservation. Conservation Biology 32: 597-606.