Genomics of founders for conservation breeding: the Jasper caribou case.

ABSTRACT: Conservation breeding programs are increasingly used as recovery actions for wild animals; bringing founders into captivity to rear captive populations for future reintroduction into the wild. The International Union for the Conservation of Nature recommends that founders should come from genetically close populations and should have sufficient genetic diversity to avoid mating among relatives. Genomic data are highly informative for evaluating founders due to their high resolution and ability to capture adaptive divergence, yet, their application in that context remains limited. Woodland caribou are federally listed as a Species at Risk in Canada, with several populations facing extirpation, such as those in the Rocky Mountains of Alberta and British Columbia (BC). To prevent local extirp

SUBMITTER: Cavedon M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10638200 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature