Tribolium castaneum: A Model Insect for Fundamental and Applied Research

JF Campbell, CG Athanassiou… - Annual Review of …, 2022 - annualreviews.org
Tribolium castaneum has a long history as a model species in many distinct subject areas,
but improved connections among the genetics, genomics, behavioral, ecological, and pest …

The exciting potential and remaining uncertainties of genetic rescue

DA Bell, ZL Robinson, WC Funk, SW Fitzpatrick… - Trends in Ecology & …, 2019 - cell.com
Restoring gene flow into small, isolated populations can alleviate genetic load and decrease
extinction risk (ie, genetic rescue), yet gene flow is rarely augmented as a conservation …

Genetic rescue: A critique of the evidence supports maximizing genetic diversity rather than minimizing the introduction of putatively harmful genetic variation

K Ralls, P Sunnucks, RC Lacy, R Frankham - Biological Conservation, 2020 - Elsevier
Genetic rescue–ameliorating inbreeding depression and restoring genetic diversity of inbred
populations through gene flow-is valuable in wildlife conservation. Empirically validated …

Demography and environment modulate the effects of genetic diversity on extinction risk in a butterfly metapopulation

MF DiLeo, A Nair, M Kardos, A Husby… - Proceedings of the …, 2024 - pnas.org
Linking genetic diversity to extinction is a common goal in genomic studies. Recently, a
debate has arisen regarding the importance of genetic variation in conservation as some …

When will a changing climate outpace adaptive evolution?

RA Martin, CRB da Silva, MP Moore… - Wiley Interdisciplinary …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Decades of research have illuminated the underlying ingredients that determine the scope
of evolutionary responses to climate change. The field of evolutionary biology therefore …

[图书][B] Nature's matrix: linking agriculture, biodiversity conservation and food sovereignty

I Perfecto, J Vandermeer, A Wright - 2019 - taylorfrancis.com
When first published in 2009, Nature's Matrix set out a radical new approach to the
conservation of biodiversity. This new edition pushes the frontier of the …

Genomic and fitness consequences of genetic rescue in wild populations

SW Fitzpatrick, GS Bradburd, CT Kremer, PE Salerno… - Current Biology, 2020 - cell.com
Gene flow is an enigmatic evolutionary force because it can limit adaptation but may also
rescue small populations from inbreeding depression [1–3]. Several iconic examples of …

Hybridization as a conservation management tool

WY Chan, AA Hoffmann… - Conservation Letters, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The recent extensive loss of biodiversity raises the question of whether organisms will adapt
in time to survive the current era of rapid environmental change, and whether today's …

Severe consequences of habitat fragmentation on genetic diversity of an endangered Australian freshwater fish: A call for assisted gene flow

A Pavlova, LB Beheregaray, R Coleman… - Evolutionary …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Genetic diversity underpins the ability of populations to persist and adapt to environmental
changes. Substantial empirical data show that genetic diversity rapidly deteriorates in small …

Genetic rescue increases fitness and aids rapid recovery of an endangered marsupial population

AR Weeks, D Heinze, L Perrin, J Stoklosa… - Nature …, 2017 - nature.com
Genetic rescue has now been attempted in several threatened species, but the contribution
of genetics per se to any increase in population health can be hard to identify. Rescue is …