Journal article
Does genetic introgression improve female reproductive performance? A test on the endangered Florida panther
Abstract
Genetic introgression has been suggested as a management tool for mitigating detrimental effects of inbreeding depression, but the role of introgression in species conservation has been controversial, partly because population-level impacts of genetic introgressions are not well understood. Concerns about potential inbreeding depression in the endangered Florida panther (Puma concolor coryi) led to the release of eight female Texas pumas (P. c. …
Authors
Hostetler JA; Onorato DP; Bolker BM; Johnson WE; O’Brien SJ; Jansen D; Oli MK
Journal
Oecologia, Vol. 168, No. 1, pp. 289–300
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
January 2012
DOI
10.1007/s00442-011-2083-0
ISSN
0029-8549