Inbreeding and endangered species management: is New Zealand out of step with the rest of the world?

Abstract excerpt

There is growing evidence that inbreeding can negatively affect small, isolated populations. This contrasts with the perception in New Zealand, where it has been claimed that native birds are less affected by inbreeding depression than threatened species from continental regions. It has been argued that New Zealand's terrestrial birds have had a long history of small population size with frequent inbreeding and...

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• Animals, Wild
• Biological Evolution
• Conservation of Natural Resources
• Genetic Load
• Inbreeding