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BZ3450:03
Ecological and Conservation Genetics
Assoc. Professor D Blair.
The continuing development of genetic techniques over recent years has opened new and exciting avenues in research in ecology and conservation. A rounded education in any ecological or conservation field requires awareness of the current use and future potential of genetic techniques. This subject introduces the student to these uses. Uses of molecular phylogenies will be introduced to demonstrate how these can trace the evolutionary history of a group and assist in biodiversity surveys. Factors affecting the genetic structure of species will be covered, including the effects of social structure and population subdivision on gene flow. There is an emphasis on the use of genetic approaches to setting conservation priorities and in management of endangered populations. Resource management issues, such as germplasm conservation and the development of genetically modified organisms, will be discussed.
develop an understanding of the underlying genetic architecture of organisms and how this reflects and influences evolutionary processes;
develop an understanding of the ways in which genetic data can be collected and analysed to answer questions about the ecological and social structure of a species;