Over the last 40 years or so the zoo and aquarium world has made significant progress in its
cooperative management of ex situ populations. Our community's strategy for the future is no …

The number of individuals translocated and released as part of a reintroduction is often
small, as is the final established population, because the reintroduction site is typically small …

PMx: software package for demographic and genetic analysis and management of pedigreed
populations Page 1 APPLICATION PMx: software package for demographic and genetic …

Captive breeding programs aim to maintain populations that are demographically self-
sustaining and genetically healthy. It has been well documented that the best way for …

'Conservation geneticists need to not only talk-the-talk but also walk-the-walk with managers
involved in reintroductions. Once genetic factors are placed in their proper context, then …

In nonpedigreed wild populations, inbreeding depression is often quantified through the use
of heterozygosity‐fitness correlations (HFCs), based on molecular estimates of relatedness …

The delta smelt, an endangered fish species endemic to the San Francisco Bay-Delta,
California, United States, was recently brought into captivity for species preservation. This …

Many populations have recovered from severe bottlenecks either naturally or through
intensive conservation management. In the past, however, few conservation programs have …

Ex situ conservation management remains an important tool in the face of continued habitat
loss and global environmental change. Here, we use microsatellite marker variation to …

Captive breeding is one of a myriad of tools at the disposal of conservationists. It can fulfil
specific tasks that should be an integral part of the overall conservation action plan for a …