Genetic rescue of small inbred populations: Meta‐analysis reveals large and consistent benefits of gene flow

R Frankham - Molecular ecology, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
… I recommend a much broader use of augmentation of gene flow to genetically rescue small
inbred populations and to reduce species extinctions. If isolated populations continue to be …

When does gene flow facilitate evolutionary rescue?

M Tomasini, S Peischl - Evolution, 2020 - academic.oup.com
… for when gene flow facilitates evolutionary rescue compared to … gene flow facilitates
evolutionary rescue, and to disentangle the interactions between the strength of selection for rescue

Scope for genetic rescue of an endangered subspecies though re‐establishing natural gene flow with another subspecies

KA Harrisson, A Pavlova… - Molecular …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
… We find that gene flow from gippslandicus to cassidix has declined substantially relative to
… levels of gene flow between the two subspecies should be restored. Allowing gene flow (~4 …

Genetic rescue to the rescue

AR Whiteley, SW Fitzpatrick, WC Funk… - Trends in ecology & …, 2015 - cell.com
… In this review, we highlight recent studies of genetic rescue and … directions to help shape
future research on genetic rescue. … , with an increase fitness following prescribed gene flow. (C) …

Evaluating the outcomes of genetic rescue attempts

ZL Robinson, DA Bell, T Dhendup… - Conservation …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
… The analysis included data from the second generation after gene flow because genetic
rescue studies are often limited to 1 or 2 generations. We used Akaike information criterion (AIC) …

The exciting potential and remaining uncertainties of genetic rescue

DA Bell, ZL Robinson, WC Funk, SW Fitzpatrick… - Trends in Ecology & …, 2019 - cell.com
… best implement genetic rescue attempts across a broad range of scenarios in order to maximize
the utility of restoring gene flow. Here, we highlight aspects of genetic rescue that remain …

[HTML][HTML] Genomic and fitness consequences of genetic rescue in wild populations

SW Fitzpatrick, GS Bradburd, CT Kremer, PE Salerno… - Current Biology, 2020 - cell.com
… adaptation were not entirely swamped by gene flow. Our results suggest that genetic rescue
was caused not just by increasing individual genetic diversity, rather new genomic variation …

Genetic restoration:'a more comprehensive perspective than 'genetic rescue

P Hedrick - Trends in Ecology & Evolution, 2005 - cell.com
… This level of gene flow resulted in the elimination of the effects of detrimental variants (genetic
rescue) and prevented the elimination of adaptive variants (genetic swamping). In addition…

Gene flow from an adaptively divergent source causes rescue through genetic and demographic factors in two wild populations of T rinidadian guppies

SW Fitzpatrick, JC Gerberich… - Evolutionary …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
… Our detailed characterization of genetic rescue in Trinidadian guppies helps fill important
gaps for understanding how gene flow could be used to manage imperiled populations and …

Assisted gene flow from outcrossing shows the potential for genetic rescue in an endangered salmon population

KC Pregler, M Obedzinski… - Conservation …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
… Here, we assess the genetic and demographic effects of this genetic rescue intervention
across the coho salmon life cycle. First, we tracked changes in relatedness among the …