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Assimilation of new founders into existing captive populations
Author(s) -
Odum R. Andrew
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
zoo biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.5
H-Index - 54
eISSN - 1098-2361
pISSN - 0733-3188
DOI - 10.1002/zoo.1430130210
Subject(s) - biology , offspring , population , evolutionary biology , founder effect , zoology , captive breeding , genetics , ecology , gene , demography , endangered species , haplotype , genotype , pregnancy , sociology , habitat
When new founders are added to an existing captive population, it is useful to establish a target number of offspring from each of these new founders that will maximize the amount of gene diversity retained in the captive population. This article presents a method for calculating an optimal number of offspring that should be produced from each new founder by considering the retention of founder genomes from dead and non‐reproductive founders. © 1994 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.