Genetics in conservation management: revised recommendations for the 50/500 rules, Red List criteria and population viability analyses
Conservation managers typically need to make prompt decisions based on limited
information and resources. Consequently, generalisations have essential roles in guiding …
information and resources. Consequently, generalisations have essential roles in guiding …
Genetic adaptation to captivity in species conservation programs
R Frankham - Molecular ecology, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
As wild environments are often inhospitable, many species have to be captive‐bred to save
them from extinction. In captivity, species adapt genetically to the captive environment and …
them from extinction. In captivity, species adapt genetically to the captive environment and …
Quantitative genetic analyses of complex behaviours in Drosophila
RRH Anholt, TFC Mackay - Nature Reviews Genetics, 2004 - nature.com
Behaviours are exceptionally complex quantitative traits. Sensitivity to environmental
variation and genetic background, the presence of sexual dimorphism, and the widespread …
variation and genetic background, the presence of sexual dimorphism, and the widespread …
Effects of genetic drift and gene flow on the selective maintenance of genetic variation
B Star, HG Spencer - Genetics, 2013 - academic.oup.com
Explanations for the genetic variation ubiquitous in natural populations are often classified
by the population–genetic processes they emphasize: natural selection or mutation and …
by the population–genetic processes they emphasize: natural selection or mutation and …
Widespread selective sweeps affecting microsatellites in Drosophila populations adapting to captivity: implications for captive breeding programs
ME Montgomery, LM Woodworth, PR England… - Biological …, 2010 - Elsevier
Many threatened species are being maintained in captivity to save them from extinction,
often with the eventual aim of reintroduction. The objective of genetic management in …
often with the eventual aim of reintroduction. The objective of genetic management in …
Relaxation of Selection With Equalization of Parental Contributions in Conservation Programs: An Experimental Test With Drosophila melanogaster
Equalization of parental contributions is one of the most simple and widely recognized
methods to maintain genetic diversity in conservation programs, as it halves the rate of …
methods to maintain genetic diversity in conservation programs, as it halves the rate of …
Genetic load in subdivided populations: interactions between the migration rate, the size and the number of subpopulations
K Theodorou, D Couvet - Heredity, 2006 - nature.com
We assess the relative importance of migration rate, size and number of subpopulations on
the genetic load of subdivided populations. Using diffusion approximations, we show that in …
the genetic load of subdivided populations. Using diffusion approximations, we show that in …
No evidence for optimal fitness at intermediate levels of inbreeding in Drosophila melanogaster
SP Robinson, WJ Kennington… - Biological Journal of …, 2009 - academic.oup.com
Optimal outbreeding theory predicts fitness benefits to intermediate levels of inbreeding. In
the present study, we test for linear (consistent with inbreeding depression) and nonlinear …
the present study, we test for linear (consistent with inbreeding depression) and nonlinear …
Genetic architecture of reproductive fitness and its consequences
R Frankham - Adaptation and fitness in animal populations …, 2009 - Springer
Reproductive fitness characters are crucial in animal and plant breeding, evolutionary
genetics and conservation biology. However, the nature of their variation is not well …
genetics and conservation biology. However, the nature of their variation is not well …
EVIDENCE OF SUSCEPTIBILITY AND RESISTANCE TO CRYPTIC X‐LINKED MEIOTIC DRIVE IN NATURAL POPULATIONS OF DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER
FA Reed, RG Reeves, CF Aquadro - Evolution, 2005 - academic.oup.com
There is mounting evidence consistent with a general role of positive selection acting on the
Drosophila melanogaster X‐chromosome. However, this positive selection need not …
Drosophila melanogaster X‐chromosome. However, this positive selection need not …