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FW 558 - Conservation Genetics of Wild Populations

  • 3 credits
FW 558 examines the background, concepts, and tools required to determine how genetic data can be used to evaluate wild vertebrate species and communities of conservation concern. It covers the relevance of genetics to issues in conservation biology, applications of common genetic tools, and appropriate modes of genetic data analysis based on conservation questions of interest.

The course prerequisites (see below) include introductory genetics, ecology, and statistics (or analogous coursework). Students without this coursework background but with applied experience or the ability to put in the extra effort to bring themselves up to speed on critical background concepts have succeeded in this course previously. Students are encouraged to email the professor with any questions.

Prerequisite

BZ 350 (Molecular and General Genetics) or LIFE 201A (Introductory Genetics: Applied/Population/Conservation/Ecological (GT-SC2)) or LIFE 201B (Introductory Genetics: Molecular/Immunological/Developmental); LIFE 220 (Fundamentals of Ecology (GT-SC2)) or LIFE 320 (Ecology); STAT 301 (Introduction to Statistical Methods) or STAT 307 (Introduction to Biostatistics); Graduate standing. Written consent of instructor. Admission to a graduate program in Fish, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology.

Textbooks and Materials

Section 801

Required

  • Conservation and the genomics of populations. (Oxford University Press) (2022)
    Allendorf, F. W., Funk, W. C., Aitken, S. N., Byrne, M., & Luikart, G
    Not available at the CSU Bookstore
    Oxford University Press.
Not available at CSU bookstore.

Instructors

Jennifer Neuwald
Jennifer Neuwald

9704912796 | jennifer.neuwald@colostate.edu

Jennifer Neuwald is an Associate Professor in the Biology Department and the Assistant Director of the Graduate Degree Program in Ecology. Her research focuses on the impacts of changing environments on the genetic structure and evolutionary processes of populations, specifically those of conservation concern. Jennifer is also involved in several initiatives on campus to improve pedagogy as well as diversity, equity, and inclusion in higher education. She holds degrees from Michigan State University (B.S. - Zoology), San Diego State University (M.S. - Evolutionary Biology), and Washington University in St. Louis (Ph.D. - Evolution, Ecology, and Population Biology).

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