Assisted gene flow from outcrossing shows the potential for genetic rescue in an endangered salmon population

Assisted gene flow from outcrossing shows the potential for genetic rescue in an endangered salmon population

Abstract Genetic rescue has emerged as an important tool to prevent extinction and improve fitness of declining populations. In principle, genetic rescue increases genetic variation in a population through translocation of unrelated individuals from an outside source population. Genetic rescue remai...

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Main Authors: Kasey C. Pregler, Mariska Obedzinski, Elizabeth A. Gilbert‐Horvath, Benjamin White, Stephanie M. Carlson, John Carlos Garza
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2023-03-01
Series:Conservation Letters
Subjects:
coho salmon
conservation
endangered species
gene flow
genetic rescue
inbreeding depression
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1111/conl.12934

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