期刊
TRENDS IN ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION
卷 30, 期 1, 页码 42-49出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE LONDON
DOI: 10.1016/j.tree.2014.10.009
关键词
genetic rescue; inbreeding depression; outbreeding depression; heterosis; adaptive evolution; endangered species; evolutionary rescue
资金
- National Science Foundation (NSF)
- US Department of Agriculture
- Massachusetts Agricultural Experiment Station
- Environmental Conservation Department of the University of Massachusetts Amherst [14]
- NSF DEB [1146489, 1413925]
- Direct For Biological Sciences [1413925] Funding Source: National Science Foundation
Genetic rescue can increase the fitness of small, imperiled populations via immigration. A suite of studies from the past decade highlights the value of genetic rescue in increasing population fitness. Nonetheless, genetic rescue has not been widely applied to conserve many of the threatened populations that it could benefit. In this review, we highlight recent studies of genetic rescue and place it in the larger context of theoretical and empirical developments in evolutionary and conservation biology. We also propose directions to help shape future research on genetic rescue. Genetic rescue is a tool that can stem biodiversity loss more than has been appreciated, provides population resilience, and will become increasingly useful if integrated with molecular advances in population genomics.
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