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I would like to thank the organizers of the Trondheim meeting for the invitation, the participants for exciting discussions, and the ESF CONGEN Networking Programme for financial support.

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Avise, J.C. Perspective: conservation genetics enters the genomics era. Conserv Genet 11, 665–669 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10592-009-0006-y

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