Molecular genetic consequences of a population bottleneck associated with reintroduction of the Mauna Kea silversword (Argyoxiphium sandwicense ssp. sandwicense [Asteraceae])

• Published in: Conservation biology Vol. 11; no. 5; pp. 1140 - 1146
• Main Authors: Robichaux, Robert H., Friar, Elizabeth A., Mount, David W.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge, MA, USA Blackwell Science Inc 01.10.1997; Blackwell Scientific Publications; Blackwell
• Subjects: Alleles; Animal, plant and microbial ecology; Applied ecology; Biological and medical sciences; COMPOSITAE; CONSERVATION; Conservation biology; Conservation, protection and management of environment and wildlife; ENDANGERED SPECIES; ESPECE EN DANGER; ESPECIES EN PELIGRO DE EXTINCION; Evolutionary genetics; Forced migration; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Genetic loci; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; Genetic variation; Genetics of eukaryotes. Biological and molecular evolution; HAWAI; HAWAII; Parks, reserves, wildlife conservation. Endangered species: population survey and restocking; Plants; POLIMORFISMO GENETICO; Pollen; POLYMORPHISME GENETIQUE; Population genetics; Population genetics, reproduction patterns; Pteridophyta, spermatophyta; Seedlings; Vegetals; Hawaii; Polynesia; Oceania; Bottleneck; Genetic variability; Endangered species; Compositae; Population genetics; Reintroduction; Population decline; Vertebrata; Mammalia; Dicotyledones; Angiospermae; Spermatophyta; Population recovery; Ungulata

The endangered Mauna Kea silversword (Argyroxiphium sandwicense ssp. sandwicense) has experienced a severe decline in distribution and abundance because of predation by alien ungulates. By the late 1970s only a small remnant natural population persisted on the Mauna Kea volcano on the Island of Hawa...