Modelling Genetic Benefits and Financial Costs of Integrating Biobanking into the Captive Management of Koalas

Modelling Genetic Benefits and Financial Costs of Integrating Biobanking into the Captive Management of Koalas

Zoo and wildlife hospital networks are set to become a vital component of Australia’s contemporary efforts to conserve the iconic and imperiled koala (<i>Phascolarctos cinereus</i>). Managed breeding programs held across zoo-based networks typically face high economic costs and can be at...

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Main Authors: Lachlan G. Howell, Stephen D. Johnston, Justine K. O’Brien, Richard Frankham, John C. Rodger, Shelby A. Ryan, Chad T. Beranek, John Clulow, Donald S. Hudson, Ryan R. Witt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-04-01
Series:Animals
Subjects:
assisted reproductive technologies
artificial reproductive technologies
biobanking
captive breeding
genetic diversity
genome resource banking
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/12/8/990

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