Genomics and the challenging translation into conservation practice. (February 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Shafer, Aaron B.A.; Wolf, Jochen B.W.; Alves, Paulo C.; Bergström, Linnea; Bruford, Michael W.; Brännström, Ioana; Colling, Guy; Dalén, Love; De Meester, Luc; Ekblom, Robert; Fawcett, Katie D.; Fior, Simone; Hajibabaei, Mehrdad; Hill, Jason A.; Hoezel, A. Rus; Höglund, Jacob; Jensen, Evelyn L.; Krause, Johannes; Kristensen, Torsten N.; Krützen, Michael; McKay, John K.; Norman, Anita J.; Ogden, Rob; Österling, E. Martin; Ouborg, N. Joop; Piccolo, John; Popović, Danijela; Primmer, Craig R.; Reed, Floyd A.; Roumet, Marie; Salmona, Jordi; Schenekar, Tamara; Schwartz, Michael K.; Segelbacher, Gernot; Senn, Helen; Thaulow, Jens; Valtonen, Mia; Veale, Andrew; Vergeer, Philippine; Vijay, Nagarjun; Vilà, Carles; Weissensteiner, Matthias; Wennerström, Lovisa; Wheat, Christopher W.; Zieliński, Piotr;
• Is Part Of: Trends in ecology & evolution. Volume 30:Number 2(2015)
• Page Start: 78
• Page End: 87
• Publication Date: 2015-02
• Subjects: Ecology -- Periodicals; Evolution (Biology) -- Periodicals; 576.8
• DOI: 10.1016/j.tree.2014.11.009
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0169-5347

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="author-highlights" id="abs0005"> <title id="sect0005">Highlights</title> <sec> <p id="spar0005"> <list id="lis0005"> <list-item id="lsti0005"> <label></label> <p id="par0005">There are few examples of genomic data being used in conservation biology.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0010"> <label></label> <p id="par0010">Many uncertainties accompany genomic analyses and interpretations.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0015"> <label></label> <p id="par0015">We discuss how best to deal with these uncertainties in a conservation setting.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0020"> <label></label> <p id="par0020">We outline why uptake has been difficult for practitioners and offer a solution.</p> </list-item> </list> </p> </sec> </abstract>