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| Culver, M.; Driscoll, C.; Eizirik, E.; Spong, G. | |
| Population and Conservation Genetics of Felids | |
| 2007 Conference Proceeding | |
Conservation genetics plays an important role in the conservation and management of felid species throughout the world. A wide variety of topics can be addressed through genetic research, from relatedness among known individuals to species-wide or genera-wide assessments. Genetics allows us to gather information on evolution, taxonomy, population characteristics, mutation rates, migration rates, and population size. Genetic monitoring programs offer a way to track a multitude of population metrics across time. Yet the full potential of genetic methods to elucidate felid biology is largely untapped. This talk will provide an overview of felid genetic studies that have relevance to the conservation and management of felids worldwide. Specific areas of felid genetic research to be covered include species and subspecies-level taxonomy, hybridization, phylogeography, inbreeding, bottlenecks, gene flow, effective population size, kinship, paternity, genetic mutation, and adaptation. Also discussed will be the potential advances in our understanding of felid genetics, resulting from the ongoing era of genomics and bioinformatics. |
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