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Leveraging genomic load estimates to optimize captive breeding programmes.
Molecular ecology resources - 1 Oct 2024
Jensen Evelyn L, Gray Rachel, Miller Joshua M
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Rapid biodiversity loss threatens many species with extinction. Captive populations of species of conservation concern (such as those housed in zoos and dedicated breeding centres) act as an insurance should wild populations go extinct or need supplemental individuals to boost populations. Limited resources mean that captive populations are almost always small and started from few founding individuals. As a...
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