Translocations and the ‘genetic rescue’ of bottlenecked populations
Many species around the world have passed through severe population bottlenecks due to anthropogenic influences such as habitat loss or fragmentation, the introduction of exotic predators, pollution and excessive hunting. Severe bottlenecks are expected to lead to increased inbreeding depression and...
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University of Canterbury. Biological Sciences
2012
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10092/7278 |