Conservation genomics of wolves: the global impact of RK Wayne’s research
RK Wayne has arguably been the most influential geneticist of canids, famously promoting the conservation of wolves in his homeland, the U.S. His influence has been felt in other countries and regions outside the contiguous U.S., where he inspired others, also including former graduate students and...
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ftunibolognairis:oai:cris.unibo.it:11585/959798 2024-06-23T07:51:59+00:00 Conservation genomics of wolves: the global impact of RK Wayne’s research Musiani M Randi E. Musiani M Randi E. 2024 ELETTRONICO https://hdl.handle.net/11585/959798 https://doi.org/10.1093/jhered/esae007 https://academic.oup.com/jhered/advance-article/doi/10.1093/jhered/esae007/7611957 eng eng info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/wos/WOS:001176631000001 volume:0 firstpage:0 lastpage:0 numberofpages:1 journal:JOURNAL OF HEREDITY https://hdl.handle.net/11585/959798 doi:10.1093/jhered/esae007 https://academic.oup.com/jhered/advance-article/doi/10.1093/jhered/esae007/7611957 Canis lupus genetics genomics ecological specialization ecotypes wolf-dog hybrids info:eu-repo/semantics/article 2024 ftunibolognairis https://doi.org/10.1093/jhered/esae007 2024-05-27T14:20:08Z RK Wayne has arguably been the most influential geneticist of canids, famously promoting the conservation of wolves in his homeland, the U.S. His influence has been felt in other countries and regions outside the contiguous U.S., where he inspired others, also including former graduate students and research fellows of his, to use modern molecular techniques to examine the evolutionary biology of canids to inform the conservation and management of wolves. In this review, we focus on the implications of Wayne’s work on wolves outside the U.S. He envisioned a clear future for wolf conservation research, involving the study of wolves’ ecological and genetic diversity, and the description of ecotypes requiring conservation. He also documented widespread hybridization among canids and introgression of DNA from domestic dogs to wolves, a process that started dozens of thousands of years ago. His work therefore calls for innovative studies, such as examining the potential fitness benefits of introgression. Inspired by his results, for example on the purging of deleterious alleles in small populations, wolf researchers should use novel molecular tools to challenge other conservation genetics paradigms. Overall, RK Wayne’s work constitutes a call for answers, which as scientists or citizens concerned with conservation matters, we are obliged to address, as we contribute to monitoring and maintaining biodiversity during our period of dramatic transformations of the biosphere Article in Journal/Newspaper Canis lupus IRIS Università degli Studi di Bologna (CRIS - Current Research Information System) Journal of Heredity |
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RK Wayne has arguably been the most influential geneticist of canids, famously promoting the conservation of wolves in his homeland, the U.S. His influence has been felt in other countries and regions outside the contiguous U.S., where he inspired others, also including former graduate students and research fellows of his, to use modern molecular techniques to examine the evolutionary biology of canids to inform the conservation and management of wolves. In this review, we focus on the implications of Wayne’s work on wolves outside the U.S. He envisioned a clear future for wolf conservation research, involving the study of wolves’ ecological and genetic diversity, and the description of ecotypes requiring conservation. He also documented widespread hybridization among canids and introgression of DNA from domestic dogs to wolves, a process that started dozens of thousands of years ago. His work therefore calls for innovative studies, such as examining the potential fitness benefits of introgression. Inspired by his results, for example on the purging of deleterious alleles in small populations, wolf researchers should use novel molecular tools to challenge other conservation genetics paradigms. Overall, RK Wayne’s work constitutes a call for answers, which as scientists or citizens concerned with conservation matters, we are obliged to address, as we contribute to monitoring and maintaining biodiversity during our period of dramatic transformations of the biosphere |
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Conservation genomics of wolves: the global impact of RK Wayne’s research |
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