Article
Population Genomics of Bettongia lesueur: Admixing Increases Genetic Diversity with no Evidence of Outbreeding Depression.
Genes - 28 Oct 2019
Rick Kate, Ottewell Kym, Lohr Cheryl, Thavornkanlapachai Rujiporn, Byrne Margaret, Kennington W Jason
Abstract excerpt
Small and isolated populations are subject to the loss of genetic variation as a consequence of inbreeding and genetic drift, which in turn, can affect the fitness and long-term viability of populations. Translocations can be used as an effective conservation tool to combat this loss of genetic diversity through establishing new populations of threatened species, and to increase total population size. Releasing...
Topics
- Animals
- Endangered Species
- Genetic Fitness
- Genome
- Hybridization, Genetic
- Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
- Potoroidae