OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Conservation Genetics is 4. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2020-11-01 to 2024-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Neutral genetic diversity as a useful tool for conservation biology	53
New developments in the field of genomic technologies and their relevance to conservation management	35
Genetic diversity goals and targets have improved, but remain insufficient for clear implementation of the post-2020 global biodiversity framework	30
Do We Need to Identify Adaptive Genetic Variation When Prioritizing Populations for Conservation?	23
Reviewing the consequences of genetic purging on the success of rescue programs	23
Authors’ Reply to Letter to the Editor: Continued improvement to genetic diversity indicator for CBD	21
Evaluation of proposed genetic goals and targets for the Convention on Biological Diversity	20
Conservation genomics reveals low genetic diversity and multiple parentage in the threatened freshwater mussel, Margaritifera hembeli	17
Developing a monitoring program of genetic diversity: what do stakeholders say?	16
Suggested improvements to proposed genetic indicator for CBD	15
The conservation utility of mitochondrial genetic diversity in macrogenetic research	15
Prey partitioning between sympatric wild carnivores revealed by DNA metabarcoding: a case study on wolf (Canis lupus) and coyote (Canis latrans) in northeastern Washington	15
Global phylogeography of ridley sea turtles (Lepidochelys spp.): evolution, demography, connectivity, and conservation	14
Establishment of a microsatellite genetic baseline for North American Atlantic sturgeon (Acipenser o. oxyrhinchus) and range-wide analysis of population genetics	14
Genome-wide SNPs reveal complex fine scale population structure in the California market squid fishery (Doryteuthis opalescens)	13
Interspecific hybridization in natural sturgeon populations of the Eastern Black Sea: the consequence of drastic population decline?	13
Stock composition of Atlantic sturgeon (Acipenser oxyrinchus oxyrinchus) encountered in marine and estuarine environments on the U.S. Atlantic Coast	13
Assessing genetic diversity and connectivity in a tule elk (Cervus canadensis nannodes) metapopulation in Northern California	12
High gene flow through pollen partially compensates spatial limited gene flow by seeds for a Neotropical tree in forest conservation and restoration areas	12
Long-distance Eurasian lynx dispersal – a prospect for connecting native and reintroduced populations in Central Europe	11
Genetic structure and effective population size of Sydney rock oysters in eastern Australia	11
Conservation genetics of relict tropical species of Magnolia (section Macrophylla)	10
Conservation in the face of hybridisation: genome-wide study to evaluate taxonomic delimitation and conservation status of a threatened orchid species	10
Genetic signature of immigrants and their effect on genetic diversity in the recently established Scandinavian wolf population	10
Conservation genomics of federally endangered Texella harvester species (Arachnida, Opiliones, Phalangodidae) from cave and karst habitats of central Texas	10

New insights into the past and recent evolutionary history of the Corsican mouflon (Ovis gmelini musimon) to inform its conservation	10
DNA-typing surveillance of the bushmeat in Côte d'Ivoire: a multi-faceted tool for wildlife trade management in West Africa	10
Genomic drivers of early-life fitness in Picea rubens	9
Moving far, staying close: red fox dispersal patterns revealed by SNP genotyping	9
Rediscovery of a native freshwater shrimp, Neocaridina denticulata, and expansion of an invasive species in and around Lake Biwa, Japan: genetic and morphological approach	9
Contrasting effects of local environment and grazing pressure on the genetic diversity and structure of Artemisia frigida	9
Population genomics and conservation of Gila Trout (Oncorhynchus gilae)	9
A large wild salmon stock shows genetic and life history differentiation within, but not between, rivers	8
Conservation genomics of an Australian cycad Cycas calcicola, and the Absence of Key Genotypes in Botanic Gardens	8
Isolation-by-distance and male-biased dispersal at a fine spatial scale: a study of the common European adder (Vipera berus) in a rural landscape	8
Large-scale and fine-grain population structure and genetic diversity of snow leopards (Panthera uncia Schreber, 1776) from the northern and western parts of the range with an emphasis on the Russian	8
Landscape genetic connectivity in European wildcat (Felis silvestris silvestris): a matter of food, shelters and demographic status of populations	8
Contextualizing enigmatic extinctions using genomic DNA from fluid-preserved museum specimens of Desmognathus salamanders	8
The impact of habitat loss and population fragmentation on genomic erosion	7
Mapping our knowledge on birds of prey population genetics	7
Conservation genetics of two critically endangered island dwarf carnivores	7
Transcriptomic and genomic variants between koala populations reveals underlying genetic components to disorders in a bottlenecked population	7
Conservation genetics of the yellow-bellied toad (Bombina variegata): population structure, genetic diversity and landscape effects in an endangered amphibian	7
Conservation genetics of an island-endemic lizard: low Ne and the critical role of intermediate temperatures for genetic connectivity	6
Population genomics study for the conservation management of the endangered shrub Abeliophyllum distichum	6
Past, present, future: tracking and simulating genetic differentiation over time in a closed metapopulation system	6
Transcribing molecular and climatic data into conservation management for the Himalayan endangered species, Taxus contorta (Griff.)	6
Evaluating the genome-wide impacts of species translocations: the greater prairie-chicken as a case study	6
Prioritising source populations for supplementing genetic diversity of reintroduced southern brown bandicoots Isoodon obesulus obesulus	6
Genome-wide markers reveal differentiation between and within the cryptic sister species, sunset and vermilion rockfish	6
Connectivity of Alpine newt populations (Ichthyosaura alpestris) exacerbates the risk of Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans outbreaks in European fire salamanders (Salamandra salamandra)	6
Phylogeography and genetic diversity of the commercially-collected Caribbean blue-legged hermit crab (Clibanarius tricolor)	6
Genetic structure and population history in two critically endangered Kaua‘i honeycreepers	6
Strong population genetic structure and cryptic diversity in the Florida bonneted bat (Eumops floridanus)	5
Effects of subpopulation extinction on effective size (Ne) of metapopulations	5
A first genetic assessment of the newly introduced Isle Royale gray wolves (Canis lupus)	5
Inbreeding is associated with shorter early-life telomere length in a wild passerine	5
“More than meets the eye”: phylogeographic inferences and remarkable cryptic diversity and in endemic catfish Parotocinclus (Loricariidae: Hypoptopomatinae) from neglected and impacted basins in South	5
Reconciling direct and indirect estimates of functional connectivity in a Mediterranean pond-breeding amphibian	4
Global distribution of cryptic native, introduced and hybrid lineages in the widespread estuarine amphipod Ampithoe valida	4
Conservation genetics of yellow-bellied toads (Bombina variegata): a matter of geographical scale and isolation	4
Genetic structure, diversity and distribution of a threatened lizard affected by widespread habitat fragmentation	4
Isolated on sky islands: genetic diversity and population structure of an endangered mountain lizard	4
Genetic management on the brink of extinction: sequencing microsatellites does not improve estimates of inbreeding in wild and captive Vancouver Island marmots (Marmota vancouverensis)	4
Low neutral and immunogenetic diversity in northern fringe populations of the green toad Bufotes viridis: implications for conservation	4
Population structure of threatened caribou in western Canada inferred from genome-wide SNP data	4
Cryptic speciation and population differentiation in the yellow-nosed albatross species complex	4
Bidirectional hybridisation and introgression between introduced European brown hare, Lepus europaeus and the endemic Irish hare, L. timidus hibernicus	4
Genome-wide assessment of kokanee salmon stock diversity, population history and hatchery representation at the northern range margin	4
Population genetics and geometric morphometrics of the freshwater snail Segmentina nitida reveal cryptic sympatric species of conservation value in Europe	4
Metapopulation genetics of endangered reticulated flatwoods salamanders (Ambystoma bishopi) in a dynamic and fragmented landscape	4
Population genetic structure of the Natterjack toad (Epidalea calamita) in Ireland: implications for conservation management	4
Do anthropogenic matrix and life-history traits structure small mammal populations? A meta-analytical approach	4
Genome-wide SNPs detect fine-scale genetic structure in threatened populations of squirrel glider Petaurus norfolcensis	4
Translocations restore a population of a threatened rock-wallaby and bolster its genetic diversity	4

Wildlife conservation in a fragmented landscape: the Eurasian red squirrel on the Isle of Wight	4
Genetic diversity and structure of an endangered medicinal plant species (Pilocarpus microphyllus) in eastern Amazon: implications for conservation	4
Conservation genetics of three Rafflesia species in Java Island, Indonesia using SNP markers obtained from MIG-seq	4
Population genetic pattern of the freshwater fish Amur sleeper (Perccottus glenii) across its native distribution area in China	4
High genetic differentiation in the endemic and endangered freshwater fish Achondrostoma salmantinum Doadrio and Elvira, 2007 from Spain, as revealed by mitochondrial and SNP markers	4
Whole genome re-sequencing uncovers significant population structure and low genetic diversity in the endangered clouded apollo (Parnasssius mnemosyne) in Sweden	4
Under the radar: genetic assessment of Rio Grande Shiner (Notropis jemezanus) and Speckled Chub (Macrhybopsis aestivalis), two Rio Grande basin endemic cyprinids that have experienced recent range con	4
Genomic evidence for three distinct species in the Erebia manto complex in Central Europe (Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae)	4
Post-delisting genetic monitoring reveals population subdivision along river and reservoir localities of the endemic Concho water snake (Nerodia harteri paucimaculata)	4
Landscape genetics of an endangered salt marsh endemic: Identifying population continuity and barriers to dispersal	4