Biodiversity is essential for ecosystem function, but adaptive potential and gene flow in many species are under threat due to human-mediated changes to the environment. This course introduces genetic and genomic applications to inform management of species of conservation concern. We explore these central themes through discussion-based units covering topics such as:
 

• Defining taxonomic and conservation units

• Population assignment in migratory species 

• Dispersal and fragmentation 

• Landscape genetics 

• Informing life history 

• Non-invasive sampling

• Environmental DNA 

• MHC diversity and disease 

• Wildlife forensics