(1) Introduction on different applications of molecular tools to answer novel questions in the field of population genetics/genomics of endangered mammals (Mike Bruford, School of Biosciences, Cardiff ...

Genetic diversity within many species is declining globally, according to a recently published study. “Any threat that reduces the size of a population, or which causes a larger population to become ...

SDG 15 - Life on Land. Many species face extinction due to stresses such as climate change and habitat loss. Understanding the genetic diversity that provides population resilience is key to ...

The field of genetics is undergoing a quiet revolution, and it’s happening in the laboratories where scientists are learning to resurrect the genetic blueprints of extinct species. What began as an ...

Chapter 1 - Introduction -- Section 1 - Background and Technical Notes -- Chapter 2 - Conservation status of Neotropical mammals: A review -- Chapter 3 - The use of molecular markers in Neotropical ...

Imagine if scientists could reach back through time and recover the genetic blueprints of species that vanished thousands of years ago, then use those ancient instructions to rebuild lost traits in ...

In Nara, Japan, the revered sika deer faces a dilemma as their escalating population damages local farmlands. A new study has revealed a complex situation: while the sanctuary's deer upholds a ...

An Asiatic cheetah at Tehran's Pardisan Park - Copyright AFP Fabrice COFFRINI An Asiatic cheetah at Tehran's Pardisan Park - Copyright AFP Fabrice COFFRINI This week ...

In Nara City, Japan, the sacred Japanese sika deer (Cervus nippon), protected for over a millennium, has recently seen a population surge around Nara Park. Genetic analysis reveals mixing between ...