Conservation genomics: coming to a salmonid near you

Using the examples on hereditary and environmental factors affecting salmonid populations, this paper demonstrates that ecologists have long appreciated the importance of local adaptation and intraspecific diversity for salmonid conservation. Conservationists, however, need to embrace the genomics r...

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Published in:	Journal of fish biology Vol. 89; no. 6; pp. 2735 - 2740
Main Author:	Piccolo, J. J.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01-12-2016 Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
Subjects:	Adaptation, Biological - genetics Animals Biologi Biology conservation Conservation of Natural Resources genetics Genomics local adaptation Salmonidae - genetics salmonids Uncertainty local adaptation genomics conservation salmonids genetics
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Summary:	Using the examples on hereditary and environmental factors affecting salmonid populations, this paper demonstrates that ecologists have long appreciated the importance of local adaptation and intraspecific diversity for salmonid conservation. Conservationists, however, need to embrace the genomics revolution and use new insights to improve salmonid management. At the same time, researchers must be forthcoming with the uses and limitations of genomics, and conservation must move forward in the face of scientific uncertainty.
Bibliography:	Institution for Environmental and Life Sciences at Karlstad University ark:/67375/WNG-S9Z23BM2-P ArticleID:JFB13172 istex:D3EFDB63C6126EB62737504A7C918A6ACB27C164 This paper was presented at the FSBI Symposium, Bangor, in July 2016. Its content may not follow the usual style and format of the Journal of Fish Biology. ObjectType-Article-1 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-2 content type line 23
ISSN:	0022-1112 1095-8649 1095-8649
DOI:	10.1111/jfb.13172