A comparison of pedigree, genetic and genomic estimates of relatedness for informing pairing decisions in two critically endangered birds: Implications for conservation breeding programmes worldwide
Abstract Conservation management strategies for many highly threatened species include conservation breeding to prevent extinction and enhance recovery. Pairing decisions for these conservation breeding programmes can be informed by pedigree data to minimize relatedness between individuals in an eff...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wiley
2020-05-01
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Series: | Evolutionary Applications |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1111/eva.12916 |