NEWS
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“It’s only through studies like this that focus on how animals perceive and react to the stimuli in their environment—which can either attract them or repel them—that we’ll gain the…
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The California Conservation Genomics Project (CCGP) is a unique, critically important step forward in the use of comprehensive landscape genetic data to modernize natural resource management at a regional scale. This dedicated issue of the JOH contains 17 CCGP papers, including the Editor's Choice lead article by La Kretz Center Director Brad Shaffer and the CCGP Executive Committee describing the project inception, goals, and deliverables.
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The article authored by La Kretz postdoc Zac MacDonald concludes that ecologically mediated selection is contributing to variation within forest tent caterpillars (M. disstria), and that divergent adaptation related to both environmental conditions and host association should be considered in ongoing research and management of this important forest pest.
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La Kretz Center Director Brad Shaffer has been chosen to join the External Expert Advisory Board (EEAB) of the Biodiversity Genomics Europe (BGE) Project (https://biodiversitygenomics.eu). BGE is a multi-partner international…
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Brad Shaffer, La Kretz Center director, was the keynote speaker for the conservation section of the 4th Genomes of Animals & Plants Virtual Conference (GAP22.2), hosted by Cantana Bio (formerly…
