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Title: The Application of Conservation Museomics to the Protection of the Iberian Lynx (Lynx pardinus)
This exercise is intended to provide students with a real-world example of how museum specimens can provide additional context to challenges and considerations in the broader field of applied conservation genomics. After a brief introduction to the study system—the conservation status of Iberian lynx (Lynx pardinus)—students will be asked to review an open-access, peer-reviewed publication that features samples from varied museum, archaeological, and paleontological contexts. Through reading the guide and discussion questions, students will reflect upon study design, concepts, and challenges presented at the intersection between the fields of conservation genomics and museum-based studies. The exercise ends with students breaking down the research into the main components (e.g., research question, independent and dependent variables, hypotheses, predictions) to set a structure for critically reading other scientific studies or designing their own research question.  more » « less
Award ID(s):
1926215
PAR ID:
10648723
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Publisher / Repository:
American Museum of Natural History
Date Published:
Journal Name:
Lessons in Conservation
Volume:
14
ISSN:
1938-7024
Page Range / eLocation ID:
149 to 160
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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