Rapid genetic deterioration in captive populations: Causes and conservation implications

Conservation Genetics

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 277-288

  Woodworth, Lynn M ^a   Montgomery, Margaret E ^a   Briscoe, David A ^a   Frankham, Richard ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Captive populations; Drosophila; Fragmentation; Genetic adaptation; Inbreeding depression; Mutation accumulation; Reintroduction

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION;

MAGNITUDE;

BIODIVERSITY;

CAPTIVE BREEDING; CONSERVATION GENETICS; INBREEDING DEPRESSION; REINTRODUCTION; RESTORATION ECOLOGY;

DIPTERA; DROSOPHILIDAE;

EID: 0036376732     PISSN: 15660621     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1019954801089     Document Type: Article

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