Whether inbreeding affects the demography and persistence of natural populations has
been questioned. However, new pedigree data from field populations and molecular and …

As populations become increasingly fragmented, managers are often faced with the
dilemma that intentional hybridization might save a population from inbreeding depression …

Genetic rescue–ameliorating inbreeding depression and restoring genetic diversity of inbred
populations through gene flow-is valuable in wildlife conservation. Empirically validated …

Genetic diversity is one of the three forms of biodiversity recognized by the World
Conservation Union (IUCN) as deserving conservation. The need to conserve genetic …

Inbreeding depression, which refers to reduced fitness among offspring of related parents,
has traditionally been studied using pedigrees. In practice, pedigree information is difficult to …

▪ Abstract Inbreeding depression is of major concern in the management and conservation
of endangered species. Inbreeding appears universally to reduce fitness, but its magnitude …

Inbreeding depression is of major concern for the conservation of threatened species, and
inbreeding avoidance is thought to be a key driver in the evolution of mating systems …

Genetic influences on personality differences are ubiquitous, but their nature is not well
understood. A theoretical framework might help, and can be provided by evolutionary …

According to what we term the balance hypothesis, an imbalance in the concentration of the
subcomponents of a protein–protein complex can be deleterious. If so, there are two …

Dispersal is ubiquitous throughout the tree of life: factors selecting for dispersal include kin
competition, inbreeding avoidance and spatiotemporal variation in resources or habitat …