Article
Contemporary evolutionary divergence for a protected species following assisted colonization.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2011
Collyer Michael L, Heilveil Jeffrey S, Stockwell Craig A
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Contemporary evolution following assisted colonization may increase the probability of persistence for refuge populations established as a bet-hedge for protected species. Such refuge populations are considered "genetic replicates" that might be used for future re-colonization in the event of a catastrophe in the native site. Although maladaptive evolutionary divergence of captive populations is well...
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