Hybridization and extinction
Hybridization may drive rare taxa to extinction through genetic swamping, where the rare
form is replaced by hybrids, or by demographic swamping, where population growth rates …
form is replaced by hybrids, or by demographic swamping, where population growth rates …
Assisted gene flow to facilitate local adaptation to climate change
SN Aitken, MC Whitlock - Annual review of ecology, evolution …, 2013 - annualreviews.org
Assisted gene flow (AGF) between populations has the potential to mitigate maladaptation
due to climate change. However, AGF may cause outbreeding depression (especially if …
due to climate change. However, AGF may cause outbreeding depression (especially if …
The inflated significance of neutral genetic diversity in conservation genetics
JC Teixeira, CD Huber - Proceedings of the National …, 2021 - National Acad Sciences
The current rate of species extinction is rapidly approaching unprecedented highs, and life
on Earth presently faces a sixth mass extinction event driven by anthropogenic activity …
on Earth presently faces a sixth mass extinction event driven by anthropogenic activity …
Genetic isolation by environment or distance: which pattern of gene flow is most common?
JP Sexton, SB Hangartner, AA Hoffmann - Evolution, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Gene flow among populations can enhance local adaptation if it introduces new genetic
variants available for selection, but strong gene flow can also stall adaptation by swamping …
variants available for selection, but strong gene flow can also stall adaptation by swamping …
Predicting the probability of outbreeding depression
Fragmentation of animal and plant populations typically leads to genetic erosion and
increased probability of extirpation. Although these effects can usually be reversed by re …
increased probability of extirpation. Although these effects can usually be reversed by re …
Long‐distance gene flow and adaptation of forest trees to rapid climate change
Ecology Letters (2012) 15: 378–392 Abstract Forest trees are the dominant species in many
parts of the world and predicting how they might respond to climate change is a vital global …
parts of the world and predicting how they might respond to climate change is a vital global …
Between a rock and a hard place: evaluating the relative risks of inbreeding and outbreeding for conservation and management
S Edmands - Molecular ecology, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
As populations become increasingly fragmented, managers are often faced with the
dilemma that intentional hybridization might save a population from inbreeding depression …
dilemma that intentional hybridization might save a population from inbreeding depression …
“How local is local?”—a review of practical and conceptual issues in the genetics of restoration
In plant conservation, restoration (the augmentation or reestablishment of an extinct
population or community) is a valuable tool to mitigate the loss of habitat. However …
population or community) is a valuable tool to mitigate the loss of habitat. However …
The alluring simplicity and complex reality of genetic rescue
A series of important new theoretical, experimental and observational studies demonstrate
that just a few immigrants can have positive immediate impacts on the evolutionary trajectory …
that just a few immigrants can have positive immediate impacts on the evolutionary trajectory …
Efficiency of model‐based Bayesian methods for detecting hybrid individuals under different hybridization scenarios and with different numbers of loci
JP VÄHÄ, CR Primmer - Molecular Ecology, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Accurate detection of offspring resulting from hybridization between individuals of distinct
populations has a range of applications in conservation and population genetics. We …
populations has a range of applications in conservation and population genetics. We …