The fitness consequences of inbreeding in natural populations and their implications for species conservation - A systematic map Children's Environmental Health

Environmental Evidence

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Neaves, Linda E ^a   Eales, Jacqualyn ^b   Whitlock, Raj ^c   Hollingsworth, Peter M ^a   Burke, Terry ^d   Pullin, Andrew S ^b  

^a ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Conservation genetics; Genetic load; Genetic variation; Heterosis; Inbreeding depression; Isolated populations; Outbreeding; Small populations; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

EID: 84950288079     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20472382     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s13750-015-0031-x     Document Type: Review

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