Genetic mixing in conservation translocations increases diversity of a keystone threatened species, Bettongia lesueur.

ABSTRACT: Translocation programmes are increasingly being informed by genetic data to monitor and enhance conservation outcomes for both natural and established populations. These data provide a window into contemporary patterns of genetic diversity, structure and relatedness that can guide managers in how to best source animals for their translocation programmes. The inclusion of historical samples, where possible, strengthens monitoring by allowing assessment of changes in genetic diversity over time and by providing a benchmark for future improvements in diversity via management practices. Here, we used reduced representation sequencing (ddRADseq) data to report on the current genetic health of three remnant and seven translocated boodie (Bettongia lesueur) populations, now extinct on the Austral

SUBMITTER: Nistelberger HM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12376963 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature