Suggested Readings

Most of the practical exercises will utilize data from Tiley et al. 2022

  • Tiley, G. P., van Elst, T., Teixeira, H., Schüßler, D., Salmona, J., Blanco, M. B., … & Yoder, A. D. (2022). Population genomic structure in Goodman’s mouse lemur reveals long‐standing separation of Madagascar’s central highlands and eastern rainforests. Molecular Ecology, 31(19), 4901-4918.

Most major conservation genetics concepts are introduced and well explained in Fred Allendorf’s book. Please read the chapters to prepare for the next day’s courses.

  • Allendorf, F.W., Luikart, G., 2007. Conservation and the genetics of populations. Blackwell Pub, Malden, MA.
    • Chapter 4: Genetic variation in natural populations: DNA
    • Chapter 5: Randomly Mating Populations: The Hardy–Weinberg Principle
    • Chapter 6: Small Populations and Genetic Drift
    • Chapter 7: Effective Population Size
    • Chapter 9: Population Subdivision
    • Chapter 12: Mutation
    • Chapter 13: Inbreeding Depression
    • Chapter 14: Demography and Extinction
    • Chapter 15: Metapopulations and Fragmentation
    • Chapter 18: Conservation Breeding and Restoration

## Additional suggested biological and methods papers are provided below.

TBD

## Curated reading list of conservation genetics research in Madagascar

TBD