Population Genetics of Wildlife Animals

Dear Colleagues,

Population genetics is the study of genetic variation within and among populations, and refers to the changes in genetic variation in response to the processes of natural selection, genetic drift, mutation, and gene flow. In recent years, large amounts of DNA sequencing data and genomics data have been generated. The rapid development of bioinformatics and computational resources facilitated the conceptual advances and accumulated large amounts of data on wildlife populations. Wildlife populations are under increasing pressure due to poaching, over-exploration, and climate change, which results in declining populations often becoming separated in fragmented habitats. Therefore, one of the main directions of current population genetics is conservation genetics.

We invite you to submit a manuscript on the population genetics of wildlife animals, i.e., theoretical, empirical, or computational. We are seeking studies that have been conducted on how population genetics can inform wildlife conservation and management.

Dr. Pei Zhang
Guest Editor

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