KBB/KOGEN Conservation Genetics

Lecturers: Dana Šafářová, Petr Smýkal
Lecture: 2 hours/week
Credits: 3
Summer semester
Form of course completion: colloquium

1. Introduction into Conservation Genetics.
2. Genetic diversity.
3. Genetics of wild populations.
4. Genetics of small populations.
5. Inbreeding.
6. Genetically viable populations and the species extinction.
7. Taxonomy.
8. Genetic aspects of introduced and invasive species.
9. Genetic management of captive populations, reintroduction of species.
10. Conservation genetics of microorganisms.
11. Methods of molecular biology used in conservation genetics.
12. Forensic genetics.