Population Genetics and Genomics of Wildlife Animals
A special issue of Genes (ISSN 2073-4425). This special issue belongs to the section "Animal Genetics and Genomics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 March 2025 | Viewed by 134
Special Issue Editor
Interests: population genetics; wildlife conservation; behavioral ecology
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Dear Colleagues,
Population genetics is the study of genetic variation within and among populations, and it refers to the changes in genetic variation in response to the processes of natural selection, genetic drift, mutation, and gene flow. In recent years, large amounts of DNA sequencing data and genomics data have been generated. The rapid development of bioinformatics and computational resources has facilitated conceptual advances and enabled the accumulation of extensive data on wildlife populations. Wildlife populations are under increasing pressure due to poaching, over-exploration, and climate change, which results in declining populations often becoming separated in fragmented habitats. Therefore, one of the main directions of current population genetics is conservation genetics.
We invite you to submit a manuscript on the population genetics and genomics of wildlife animals, i.e., theoretical, empirical, or computational. We are seeking studies that have been conducted on how population genetics can inform wildlife conservation and management.
Dr. Pei Zhang
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- genetic diversity or genetic variation
- genetic structure
- population differentiation
- population demography
- selection
- evolution
- conservation
- subpopulations or matapopulation
- gene flow and genetic drift
- balancing selection
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