Complex problems need detailed solutions: Harnessing multiple data types to inform genetic management in the wild.

ABSTRACT: For bottlenecked populations of threatened species, supplementation often leads to improved population metrics (genetic rescue), provided that guidelines can be followed to avoid negative outcomes. In cases where no "ideal" source populations exist, or there are other complicating factors such as prevailing disease, the benefit of supplementation becomes uncertain. Bringing multiple data and analysis types together to plan genetic management activities can help. Here, we consider three populations of Tasmanian devil, Sarcophilus harrisii, as candidates for genetic rescue. Since 1996, devil populations have been severely impacted by devil facial tumour disease (DFTD), causing significant population decline and fragmentation. Like many threatened species, the key threatening process for devi

SUBMITTER: Grueber CE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6346650 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature