Supportive breeding is one of the last resort conservation strategies to avoid species extinction. Management of captive populations is challenging because several harmful genetic processes need to be avoided. Several recommendations have been proposed to limit these deleterious effects, but empirical assessments of these strategies remain scarce. We investigated the outcome of a genetic management in a supportive breeding for the Houbara Bustard. At the phenotypic level, we found an increase over generations in the mean values of gamete production, body mass and courtship display rate. Using an animal model, we found that phenotypic changes reflected genetic changes as evidenced by an increase in breeding values for all traits. These chang...
Background: The ‘‘good genes’ ’ theory of sexual selection postulates that females choose mates that...
Captive breeding for species of conservation concern is the act of bringing rare or endangered anima...
<div><p>Captive breeding of endangered species often aims at preserving genetic diversity and to avo...
Supportive breeding is one of the last resort conservation strategies to avoid species extinction. M...
International audienceSupportive breeding is one of the last resort conservation strategies to avoid...
International audienceAbstract Although captive breeding programs are valuable for conservation, the...
Although ex situ conservation is indispensable for thousands of species, captive breeding is associa...
9 pagesInternational audienceBACKGROUND: The "good genes" theory of sexual selection postulates that...
International audienceConservation breeding programs pursue the double objective of preserving genet...
Many populations of endangered species are subject to recurrent introductions of individuals from an...
Do all traits within an organism age for the same reason? Evolutionary theories of aging share a com...
Indirect benefits of mate choice result from increased offspring genetic quality and may be importan...
1. Although vertebrates have been reported to gain higher reproductive outputs by choosing mates, fe...
Captive breeding for species of conservation concern is the act of bringing rare or endangered anima...
The primary goal of captive breeding programs for endangered species is to prevent extinction, a com...
Background: The ‘‘good genes’ ’ theory of sexual selection postulates that females choose mates that...
Captive breeding for species of conservation concern is the act of bringing rare or endangered anima...
<div><p>Captive breeding of endangered species often aims at preserving genetic diversity and to avo...
Supportive breeding is one of the last resort conservation strategies to avoid species extinction. M...
International audienceSupportive breeding is one of the last resort conservation strategies to avoid...
International audienceAbstract Although captive breeding programs are valuable for conservation, the...
Although ex situ conservation is indispensable for thousands of species, captive breeding is associa...
9 pagesInternational audienceBACKGROUND: The "good genes" theory of sexual selection postulates that...
International audienceConservation breeding programs pursue the double objective of preserving genet...
Many populations of endangered species are subject to recurrent introductions of individuals from an...
Do all traits within an organism age for the same reason? Evolutionary theories of aging share a com...
Indirect benefits of mate choice result from increased offspring genetic quality and may be importan...
1. Although vertebrates have been reported to gain higher reproductive outputs by choosing mates, fe...
Captive breeding for species of conservation concern is the act of bringing rare or endangered anima...
The primary goal of captive breeding programs for endangered species is to prevent extinction, a com...
Background: The ‘‘good genes’ ’ theory of sexual selection postulates that females choose mates that...
Captive breeding for species of conservation concern is the act of bringing rare or endangered anima...
<div><p>Captive breeding of endangered species often aims at preserving genetic diversity and to avo...