The Genomic Footprints of the Fall and Recovery of the Crested Ibis.

ABSTRACT: Human-induced environmental change and habitat fragmentation pose major threats to biodiversity and require active conservation efforts to mitigate their consequences. Genetic rescue through translocation and the introduction of variation into imperiled populations has been argued as a powerful means to preserve, or even increase, the genetic diversity and evolutionary potential of endangered species [1-4]. However, factors such as outbreeding depression [5, 6] and a reduction in available genetic diversity render the success of such approaches uncertain. An improved evaluation of the consequence of genetic restoration requires knowledge of temporal changes to genetic diversity before and after the advent of management programs. To provide such information, a growing number of studies have

SUBMITTER: Feng S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6345625 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature