Releasing adults versus young in reintroductions: Interactions between demography and genetics

Conservation Biology

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 1078-1087

  Robert, Alexandre ^a   Sarrazin, François ^a   Couvet, Denis ^a   Legendre, Stéphane ^b  

^a MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

^b ECOLE NORMALE SUPÉRIEURE   (France)

Author keywords

Demographic stochasticity; Inbreeding; Population viability analysis; Reintroduction; Release strategy

Indexed keywords

DEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; INBREEDING; REINTRODUCTION; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

GYPS; GYPS FULVUS;

EID: 4043048805     PISSN: 08888892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1523-1739.2004.00218.x     Document Type: Article

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