Conservation Genetics is the proud sponsor of the following recommended reading list (available until October 30^th) for the ConGen 2020 course offered by the University of Montana from September 7 - 18, 2020:

1. Population management using gene drive: molecular design, models of spread dynamics and assessment of ecological risks
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10592-019-01165-5
Open Access
 

2. Genetic source–sink dynamics among naturally structured and anthropogenically fragmented puma populations
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10592-018-1125-0
 

3. Conserving adaptive potential: lessons from Tasmanian devils and their transmissible cancer
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10592-019-01157-5
Special Issue: Conservation of Adaptive Potential
 

4. More grist for the mill? Species delimitation in the genomic era and its implications for conservation
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10592-019-01149-5
Special Issue: Conservation of Adaptive Potential
Open Access
 

5. Conserve the germs: the gut microbiota and adaptive potential
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10592-019-01150-y
Special Issue: Conservation of Adaptive Potential
Open Access
 

6. Conservation of adaptive potential and functional diversity
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10592-019-01151-x
Special Issue: Conservation of Adaptive Potential
 

7. Immunological MHC supertypes and allelic expression: how low is the functional MHC diversity in free-ranging Namibian cheetahs?
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10592-019-01143-x
Special Issue: Conservation of Adaptive Potential
 

8. Genetic rescue and the maintenance of native ancestry
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10592-018-1132-1
Special Issue: Conservation of Adaptive Potential
 

9. Conservation of adaptive potential and functional diversity: integrating old and new approaches
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10592-018-1129-9
Special Issue: Conservation of Adaptive Potential
Open Access
 

10. Conservation genomics illuminates the adaptive uniqueness of North American gray wolves
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10592-018-1118-z
Special Issue: Conservation of Adaptive Potential
 

11. Local and system-wide adaptation is influenced by population connectivity
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10592-018-1097-0
Special Issue: Conservation of Adaptive Potentia
 

12. Improving conservation policy with genomics: a guide to integrating adaptive potential into U.S. Endangered Species Act decisions for conservation practitioners and geneticists
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10592-018-1096-1
Special Issue: Conservation of Adaptive Potential
 

13. Mix and match: regional admixture provenancing strikes a balance among different seed-sourcing strategies for ecological restoration
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10592-018-1067-6
Special Issue: Conservation of Adaptive Potential
 

14. Conservation genomics reveals possible illegal trade routes and admixture across pangolin lineages in Southeast Asia
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10592-018-1080-9
 

15. Losing cichlid fish biodiversity: genetic and morphological homogenization of tilapia following colonization by introduced species
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10592-018-1088-1
Open Access
 

16. The International Mouse Phenotyping Consortium (IMPC): a functional catalogue of the mammalian genome that informs conservation
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10592-018-1072-9
Open Access
 

17. The importance of considering genetic diversity in shark and ray conservation policies
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10592-017-1038-3
 

18. Effect of landscape features on genetic structure of the goitered gazelle (Gazella subgutturosa) in Central Iran
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10592-017-1002-2
 

19. Pedigree reconstruction using molecular data reveals an early warning sign of gene diversity loss in an island population of Tasmanian devils (Sarcophilus harrisii)
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10592-017-1017-8
 

20. Introgressive hybridization and species turnover in reservoirs: a case study involving endemic and invasive basses (Centrarchidae: Micropterus) in southeastern North America
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10592-017-1018-7

As a result of the significant disruption that is being caused by the COVID-19 pandemic we are very aware that many researchers will have difficulty in meeting the timelines associated with our peer review process during normal times.  Please do let us know if you need additional time. Our systems will continue to remind you of the original timelines but we intend to be highly flexible at this time.

Congratulations to the following Conservation Genetics board members for being recognized as “the world's most influential researchers of the past decade, demonstrated by the production of multiple highly-cited papers that rank in the top 1% by citations for field and year in Web of Science”:

• Craig Moritz (Editorial Review Board)
• Stephen R. Palumbi (Editorial Review Board)
• Loren H. Rieseberg (Editorial Review Board)
• Pierre Taberlet (Editorial Review Board)

Springer is working closely with ConservationEvidence which aims to make conservation management more effective through the dissemination of information to practitioners. Authors are invited to submit an additional abstract for ConservationEvidence if they feel that their paper is of relevance to the initiative.

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