Scope for genetic rescue of an endangered subspecies though re-establishing natural gene flow with another subspecies

• Published in: Molecular ecology Vol. 25; no. 6; pp. 1242 - 1258
• Main Authors: Harrisson, Katherine A., Pavlova, Alexandra, Gonçalves da Silva, Anders, Rose, Rebecca, Bull, James K., Lancaster, Melanie L., Murray, Neil, Quin, Bruce, Menkhorst, Peter, Magrath, Michael J. L., Sunnucks, Paul
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.03.2016
• Subjects: Alleles; Animals; birds; Breeding; Cassidix; Conservation of Natural Resources; Endangered Species; Environmental changes; Gene Flow; Genetic diversity; Genetic Drift; genetic rescue; genetic restoration; Genetic Variation; helmeted honeyeater; hybridization; Hybridization, Genetic; Inbreeding; inbreeding depression; Lichenostomus melanops cassidix; Microsatellite Repeats; Models, Genetic; monitoring; outbreeding depression; Passeriformes - classification; Passeriformes - genetics; Population decline; Population Density; Population number; population size; population viability; risk; Sequence Analysis, DNA; viability; vortex; yellow-tufted honeyeater; vortex; population viability; yellow-tufted honeyeater; genetic rescue; genetic restoration; helmeted honeyeater

Genetic diversity is positively linked to the viability and evolutionary potential of species but is often compromised in threatened taxa. Genetic rescue by gene flow from a more diverse or differentiated source population of the same species can be an effective strategy for alleviating inbreeding d...