Applying evolutionary biology to address global challenges
BACKGROUND Differences among species in their ability to adapt to environmental change
threaten biodiversity, human health, food security, and natural resource availability …
threaten biodiversity, human health, food security, and natural resource availability …
The amphibian microbiome: natural range of variation, pathogenic dysbiosis, and role in conservation
Recent research in humans, livestock, and wildlife using high-throughput next-generation
sequencing (NGS) has identified that resident microbiota play an essential role in disease …
sequencing (NGS) has identified that resident microbiota play an essential role in disease …
Levels of domestication in fish: implications for the sustainable future of aquaculture
F Teletchea, P Fontaine - Fish and fisheries, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
The agricultural world today is dominated by a few domesticated mammal species, that is,
animals modified from their wild ancestors through selective breeding in captivity for traits …
animals modified from their wild ancestors through selective breeding in captivity for traits …
Ex situ conservation genetics: a review of molecular studies on the genetic consequences of captive breeding programmes for endangered animal species
KA Witzenberger, A Hochkirch - Biodiversity and conservation, 2011 - Springer
Captive breeding has become an important tool in species conservation programmes.
Current management strategies for ex situ populations are based on theoretical models …
Current management strategies for ex situ populations are based on theoretical models …
Evolutionary principles and genetic considerations for guiding conservation interventions under climate change
Impacts of climate change are apparent in natural systems around the world. Many species
are and will continue to struggle to persist in their current location as their preferred …
are and will continue to struggle to persist in their current location as their preferred …
IUCN guidelines for determining when and how ex situ management should be used in species conservation
PJK McGowan, K Traylor‐Holzer… - Conservation Letters, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The Convention on Biological Diversity's target of halting extinctions by 2020 is less
than a handful of years away. Captive, or ex situ, management has long been cited as …
than a handful of years away. Captive, or ex situ, management has long been cited as …
Mitigating amphibian disease: strategies to maintain wild populations and control chytridiomycosis
Background Rescuing amphibian diversity is an achievable conservation challenge.
Disease mitigation is one essential component of population management. Here we assess …
Disease mitigation is one essential component of population management. Here we assess …
Lessons from 30 years of population viability analysis of wildlife populations
RC Lacy - Zoo biology, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Population viability analysis (PVA) has been used for three decades to assess threats and
evaluate conservation options for wildlife populations. What has been learned from PVA on …
evaluate conservation options for wildlife populations. What has been learned from PVA on …
Offspring survival changes over generations of captive breeding
Conservation breeding programs such as zoos play a major role in preventing extinction, but
their sustainability may be impeded by neutral and adaptive population genetic change …
their sustainability may be impeded by neutral and adaptive population genetic change …
Achieving true sustainability of zoo populations
RC Lacy* - Zoo Biology, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
For the last 30 years, cooperative management of irreplaceable animal populations in zoos
and aquariums has focused primarily on the goal of minimizing genetic decay within defined …
and aquariums has focused primarily on the goal of minimizing genetic decay within defined …