The Exciting Potential and Remaining Uncertainties of Genetic Rescue

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Restoring gene flow into small, isolated populations can alleviate genetic load and decrease extinction risk (i.e., genetic rescue), yet gene flow is rarely augmented as a conservation strategy. Due to this discrepancy between opportunity and action, a recent call was made for widespread genetic rescue attempts. However, several aspects of augmenting gene flow are poorly understood, including the magnitude and duration of beneficial effects and when deleterious effects are likely to occur. We discuss the remaining uncertainties of genetic rescue in order to promote and direct future research and to hasten progress toward implementing this potentially powerful conservation strategy on a broader scale.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2019

Erschienen:

2019

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:34

Enthalten in:

Trends in ecology & evolution - 34(2019), 12 vom: 31. Dez., Seite 1070-1079

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Bell, Donovan A [VerfasserIn]
Robinson, Zachary L [VerfasserIn]
Funk, W Chris [VerfasserIn]
Fitzpatrick, Sarah W [VerfasserIn]
Allendorf, Fred W [VerfasserIn]
Tallmon, David A [VerfasserIn]
Whiteley, Andrew R [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Evolutionary rescue
Extinction
Genetic rescue
Habitat loss
Inbreeding depression
Journal Article
Outbreeding depression
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
Review

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Date Completed 17.12.2019

Date Revised 17.12.2019

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.tree.2019.06.006

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM299094790