Building strong relationships between conservation genetics and primary industry leads to mutually beneficial genomic advances |
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| Authors: | Stephanie J. Galla Thomas R. Buckley Rob Elshire Marie L. Hale Michael Knapp John McCallum Roger Moraga Anna W. Santure Phillip Wilcox Tammy E. Steeves |
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| Affiliation: | 1. School of Biological Sciences, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand;2. Landcare Research, Auckland, New Zealand;3. School of Biological Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand;4. The Elshire Group, Ltd., Palmerston North, New Zealand;5. Department of Anatomy, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand;6. Breeding and Genomics, New Zealand Institute for Plant and Food Research, Christchurch, New Zealand;7. AgResearch, Ruakura Research Centre, Hamilton, New Zealand;8. Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand |
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| Abstract: | Several reviews in the past decade have heralded the benefits of embracing high‐throughput sequencing technologies to inform conservation policy and the management of threatened species, but few have offered practical advice on how to expedite the transition from conservation genetics to conservation genomics. Here, we argue that an effective and efficient way to navigate this transition is to capitalize on emerging synergies between conservation genetics and primary industry (e.g., agriculture, fisheries, forestry and horticulture). Here, we demonstrate how building strong relationships between conservation geneticists and primary industry scientists is leading to mutually‐beneficial outcomes for both disciplines. Based on our collective experience as collaborative New Zealand‐based scientists, we also provide insight for forging these cross‐sector relationships. |
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| Keywords: | applied research conservation genomics high‐throughput sequencing interdisciplinary research next‐generation sequencing |
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