Offspring survival changes over generations of captive breeding

Captive breeding could prevent species extinctions, but selection for captivity may decrease fitness. Here the authors analyse pedigree data on 15 long-running vertebrate breeding programs and find generational fitness changes that processes such as inbreeding depression cannot explain.

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Autores principales: Katherine A. Farquharson, Carolyn J. Hogg, Catherine E. Grueber
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Publicado: Nature Portfolio 2021
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:32937cd836844f3ca8ce5904cc4644c62021-12-02T14:42:19ZOffspring survival changes over generations of captive breeding10.1038/s41467-021-22631-02041-1723https://doaj.org/article/32937cd836844f3ca8ce5904cc4644c62021-05-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-22631-0https://doaj.org/toc/2041-1723Captive breeding could prevent species extinctions, but selection for captivity may decrease fitness. Here the authors analyse pedigree data on 15 long-running vertebrate breeding programs and find generational fitness changes that processes such as inbreeding depression cannot explain.Katherine A. FarquharsonCarolyn J. HoggCatherine E. GrueberNature PortfolioarticleScienceQENNature Communications, Vol 12, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2021)
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Offspring survival changes over generations of captive breeding
description Captive breeding could prevent species extinctions, but selection for captivity may decrease fitness. Here the authors analyse pedigree data on 15 long-running vertebrate breeding programs and find generational fitness changes that processes such as inbreeding depression cannot explain.
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author Katherine A. Farquharson
Carolyn J. Hogg
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title Offspring survival changes over generations of captive breeding
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