Cryptic inbreeding depression in a growing population of a long-lived species

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2017, Pages 799-813

  Taylor, Helen R ^a   Colbourne, Rogan M ^b   Robertson, Hugh A ^b   Nelson, Nicola J ^a   Allendorf, Fred W ^c   Ramstad, Kristina M ^d  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

^b DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AIKEN   (United States)

Author keywords

conservation; inbreeding depression; kiwi; population growth; reproductive success

Indexed keywords

MICROSATELLITE DNA;

ANIMAL; ENDANGERED SPECIES; GENETIC LOAD; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; INBREEDING DEPRESSION; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION GENETICS; RATITE;

ANIMALS; ENDANGERED SPECIES; GENETIC LOAD; GENETICS, POPULATION; GENOTYPE; INBREEDING DEPRESSION; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; PALAEOGNATHAE; POPULATION DENSITY;

EID: 85011838809     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: 1365294X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/mec.13977     Document Type: Article

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