[HTML][HTML] Current methods, future directions and considerations of DNA-based taxonomic identification in wildlife forensics

KA Meiklejohn, MK Burnham-Curtis… - Forensic Science …, 2021 - Elsevier
Wildlife forensic analyses are frequently concerned with taxonomic identification, and very
often employ amplification and Sanger sequencing of informative regions of the genome to …

[HTML][HTML] Restoration of bighorn sheep: history, successes, and remaining conservation issues

JC Whiting, VC Bleich, RT Bowyer… - Frontiers in Ecology and …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Mammals are imperiled worldwide, primarily from habitat loss or modification, and exhibit
downward trends in their populations and distributions. Likewise, large-bodied herbivores …

Linking population performance to nutritional condition in an alpine ungulate

TR Stephenson, DW German, EF Cassirer… - Journal of …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis) can live in extremely harsh environments and subsist on
submaintenance diets for much of the year. Under these conditions, energy stored as body …

Genetic source–sink dynamics among naturally structured and anthropogenically fragmented puma populations

KD Gustafson, RB Gagne, TW Vickers, SPD Riley… - Conservation …, 2019 - Springer
Fragmentation of wildlife populations is increasing on a global scale and understanding
current population genetic structure, genetic diversity, and genetic connectivity is key to …

The genetic legacy of 50 years of desert bighorn sheep translocations

JP Jahner, MD Matocq, JL Malaney… - Evolutionary …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Conservation biologists have increasingly used translocations to mitigate population
declines and restore locally extirpated populations. Genetic data can guide the selection of …

Evaluating wildlife translocations using genomics: a bighorn sheep case study

EP Flesch, TA Graves, JM Thomson… - Ecology and …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Wildlife restoration often involves translocation efforts to reintroduce species and
supplement small, fragmented populations. We examined the genomic consequences of …

Poor taxonomy and genetic rescue are possible co-agents of silent extinction and biogeographic homogenization among ungulate mammals

S Gippoliti, FPD Cotterill, CP Groves… - … –The Journal of …, 2018 - escholarship.org
Genetic rescue is a measure to mitigate the effects of reduced genetic variation in
endangered small, isolated (inbreed) populations by introducing new genetic variation into …

Assessing polar bear (Ursus maritimus) population structure in the Hudson Bay region using SNPs

M Viengkone, AE Derocher, ES Richardson… - Ecology and …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Defining subpopulations using genetics has traditionally used data from microsatellite
markers to investigate population structure; however, single‐nucleotide polymorphisms …

The importance of reproduction for the conservation of slow-growing animal populations

O Manlik - Reproductive sciences in animal conservation, 2019 - Springer
Both survival and reproduction are important fitness components, and thus critical to the
viability of wildlife populations. Preventing one death (survival) or contributing one newborn …

A legacy of geo‐climatic complexity and genetic divergence along the lower Colorado River: Insights from the geological record and 33 desert‐adapted animals

GA Dolby, RJ Dorsey, MR Graham - Journal of Biogeography, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Aim To review the histories of the Colorado River and North American monsoon system to
ascertain their effects on the genetic divergence of desert‐adapted animals. Location Lower …