Genomic trajectories of a near-extinction event in the Chatham Island black robin

J von Seth, T van der Valk, E Lord, H Sigeman… - BMC genomics, 2022 - Springer
Background Understanding the micro-evolutionary response of populations to demographic
declines is a major goal in evolutionary and conservation biology. In small populations …

Microsatellite genoty** detects extra-pair paternity in the Chatham Island Black Robin, a highly inbred, socially monogamous passerine

NJ Forsdick, I Cubrinovska, M Massaro… - Emu-Austral …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Accurate measures of relatedness and inbreeding are important when managing the genetic
health of endangered species. However undetected extra-pair parentage, where offspring …

Unexpected positive and negative effects of continuing inbreeding in one of the world's most inbred wild animals

EL Weiser, CE Grueber, ES Kennedy, IG Jamieson - Evolution, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Inbreeding depression, the reduced fitness of offspring of related individuals, is a central
theme in evolutionary biology. Inbreeding effects are influenced by the genetic makeup of a …

Zoos and conservation in the Anthropocene: opportunities and problems

J Robovský, L Melichar, S Gippoliti - Problematic Wildlife II: New …, 2020 - Springer
Activities of zoological gardens are increasingly scrutinized by researchers other than
biologists and sectors of society. While this is evident proof of the relevance of zoos in …

Nature versus nurture? Consequences of short captivity in early stages

JL Horreo, AG Valiente, A Ardura, A Blanco… - Ecology and …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Biological changes occurring as a consequence of domestication and/or captivity are not still
deeply known. In Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar), endangered (Southern Europe) populations …

Post‐reintroduction distribution and habitat preferences of a spatially limited island bird species

M Massaro, A Chick, ES Kennedy… - Animal …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Investigating habitat use and preferences of a threatened species can be challenging,
especially if wild populations have decreased to such low numbers that they occupy only …

Parameter estimation for discretely observed linear birth‐and‐death processes

AC Davison, S Hautphenne, A Kraus - Biometrics, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Birth‐and‐death processes are widely used to model the development of biological
populations. Although they are relatively simple models, their parameters can be …

[BOOK][B] Problematic Wildlife II

FM Angelici, L Rossi - 2020 - Springer
Problematic Wildlife II Francesco Maria Angelici Lorenzo Rossi Editors Problematic Wildlife II New
Conservation and Management Challenges in the Human-Wildlife Interactions Page 2 Problematic …

Female-biased dispersal in a spatially restricted endemic island bird

D Paris, AO Nicholls, A Hall, A Harvey… - Behavioral Ecology and …, 2016 - Springer
Dispersal of individuals before their first breeding attempt or between subsequent attempts
facilitates spatial and temporal gene flow within and among populations. However, in …

Genetic diversity and population differentiation within and between island populations of two sympatric Petroica robins, the Chatham Island black robin and tomtit

NJ Forsdick, I Cubrinovska, M Massaro, ML Hale - Conservation genetics, 2017 - Springer
Small island populations are particularly prone to extinction due to the effects of genetic drift
and inbreeding reducing genetic variation and fitness of such populations. Furthermore …