Genetic Rescue (Feb 2025)

Module 1 Introduction
Unit 1 GR 1.1 Why take this course?  
Unit 2 GR 1.2 What will the course cover?  
Module 2 A brief history of dogs
Unit 1 GR 2.1 The history of dogs and dog breeding  
Unit 2 GR 2.2 Landrace, Village, and Feral Dogs  
Module 3 The consequences of closed gene pools
Unit 1 GR 3.1 Collapse and recovery of the wolves of Isle Royale  
Unit 2 GR 3.2 Saving the Condor from extinction  
Module 4 Examples of purebred dog population genetics
Unit 1 GR 4.1 Examples of purebred dog genetics  
Unit 2 GR 4.2 Population Genetics of the Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever  
Unit 3 GR 4.3 Population genetics of the Lancashire Heeler: Homework  
Unit 4 GR 4.3a Quiz  
Unit 5 GR 4.4 Icelandic Sheepdog  
Module 5 Genetic Management
Unit 1 GR 5.1 Inbreeding in dogs  
Unit 2 GR 5.2 The extinction vortex  
Unit 3 GR 5.3 Genetic Drift  
Unit 4 GR 5.4 Effective population size  
Unit 5 Experimenting with genetic drift  
Module 6 How to use Kinship Coefficients
Unit 1 Using kinship coefficients to determine relatedness  
Unit 2 How healthy is my breed's gene pool?  
Module 7 Identifying breeds in danger
Unit 1 What do you need to know