▪ Abstract Inbreeding depression is of major concern in the management and conservation
of endangered species. Inbreeding appears universally to reduce fitness, but its magnitude …

This book synthesizes existing knowledge of the process of domestication and how captive
breeding and management of wild and domestic animals have affected their behaviour and …

High-throughput genotyping technologies developed for model species can potentially
increase the resolution of demographic history and ancestry in wild relatives. We use a SNP …

Canids: Foxes, Wolves, Jackals and Dogs Page 1 Canids: Foxes, Wolves, Jackals and
Dogs Status Survey and Conservation Action Plan Status Survey and Conservation Action …

Is this short review we explore the genetic threats facing declining populations, focusing in
particular on empirical studies and the emerging questions they raise. At face value, the two …

In populations or species with low fitness (high genetic load), a new management strategy
called genetic rescue has been advocated to help avoid extinction. In this strategy, unrelated …

The difficulty of obtaining pedigrees for wild populations has hampered the possibility of
demonstrating inbreeding depression in nature. In a small, naturally restored, wild …

Conservation genetics studies of populations bottlenecks are commonly framed under the
detrimental paradigm of inbreeding depression. This conceptual paradigm presupposes a …

The recovery of the grey wolf in Yellowstone National Park is an outstanding example of a
successful reintroduction. A general question concerning reintroduction is the degree to …

Mexican and red wolves were both faced with extinction in the wild until captive populations
were established more than two decades ago. These captive populations have been …