Genetic rescue to the rescue

Trends in Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 42-49

  Whiteley, Andrew R ^a   Fitzpatrick, Sarah W ^b   Funk, W Chris ^b   Tallmon, David A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA SOUTHEAST   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptive evolution; Endangered species; Evolutionary rescue; Genetic rescue; Heterosis; Inbreeding depression; Outbreeding depression

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION GENETICS; ENDANGERED SPECIES; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOME; IMMIGRATION; POPULATION GENETICS;

BIODIVERSITY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; INBREEDING; POPULATION GENETICS;

BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; GENETIC VARIATION; GENETICS, POPULATION; INBREEDING;

EID: 84919608427     PISSN: 01695347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tree.2014.10.009     Document Type: Review

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