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Genetic restoration of a threatened population of greater prairie-chickens

Authors :
Amberleigh E. Henschen
Scott D. Hull
Linda A. Whittingham
Jeff A. Johnson
Zachary W. Bateson
Peter O. Dunn
Source :
Biological Conservation. 174:12-19
Publication Year :
2014
Publisher :
Elsevier BV, 2014.

Abstract

Supplemental translocations to small, isolated populations can be a valuable strategy to counteract the effects of genetic drift by increasing genetic diversity. We studied the genetic consequences of a translocation of greater prairie-chickens (Tympanuchus cupido pinnatus) to Wisconsin, which has a small population (

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Subjects :
Conservation genetics
Genetic diversity
education.field_of_study
Ecology
Population
Introgression
Biology
Genetic drift
Evolutionary biology
Genetic marker
Genetic variation
Gene pool
education
human activities
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Nature and Landscape Conservation

Details

ISSN :
00063207
Volume :
174
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Biological Conservation
Accession number :
edsair.doi...........0a52084b863f23a7bbfa7ee17c82b96f
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2014.03.008
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