Article
Incorporating putatively neutral and adaptive genomic data into marine conservation planning.
Conservation biology : the journal of the Society for Conservation Biology - 1 Jun 2021
Xuereb Amanda, D'Aloia Cassidy C, Andrello Marco, Bernatchez Louis, Fortin Marie-Josée
Abstract excerpt
The availability of genomic data for an increasing number of species makes it possible to incorporate evolutionary processes into conservation plans. Recent studies show how genetic data can inform spatial conservation prioritization (SCP), but they focus on metrics of diversity and distinctness derived primarily from neutral genetic data sets. Identifying adaptive genetic markers can provide important...
Topics
- Biological Evolution
- British Columbia
- Conservation of Natural Resources
- Genomics
- Genotype
- Humans
