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Conservation genomics of natural and managed populations: building a conceptual and practical framework
Author(s) -
Benestan Laura Marilyn,
Ferchaud AnneLaure,
Hohenlohe Paul A.,
Garner Brittany A.,
Naylor Gavin J. P.,
Baums Iliana Brigitta,
Schwartz Michael K.,
Kelley Joanna L.,
Luikart Gordon
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
molecular ecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.619
H-Index - 225
eISSN - 1365-294X
pISSN - 0962-1083
DOI - 10.1111/mec.13647
Subject(s) - biology , genomics , population genomics , natural (archaeology) , evolutionary biology , conceptual framework , ecology , computational biology , genome , genetics , paleontology , epistemology , gene , philosophy
The boom of massive parallel sequencing ( MPS ) technology and its applications in conservation of natural and managed populations brings new opportunities and challenges to meet the scientific questions that can be addressed. Genomic conservation offers a wide range of approaches and analytical techniques, with their respective strengths and weaknesses that rely on several implicit assumptions. However, finding the most suitable approaches and analysis regarding our scientific question are often difficult and time‐consuming. To address this gap, a recent workshop entitled ‘ConGen 2015’ was held at Montana University in order to bring together the knowledge accumulated in this field and to provide training in conceptual and practical aspects of data analysis applied to the field of conservation and evolutionary genomics. Here, we summarize the expertise yield by each instructor that has led us to consider the importance of keeping in mind the scientific question from sampling to management practices along with the selection of appropriate genomics tools and bioinformatics challenges.