The Genetics of Reintroductions: Inbreeding and Genetic Drift

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Authors

Steven R. Ewing · Royal Society for the Protection of Birds

Paquita E. A. Hoeck · University of Zurich

Abstract

This chapter contains sections titled: Introduction Inbreeding in conservation biology - a short history What is inbreeding? Genetic drift Causes and estimates of inbreeding depression Variation in inbreeding depression Purging and fixation Inbreeding effects on population dynamics Loss of genetic variation Summary Acknowledgements References

Topics & Keywords

Genetic diversity and population structure Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock Evolution and Genetic Dynamics

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Life in Land

Publication Details

DOI: 10.1002/9781444355833.ch11