Assessing evolutionary processes over time in a conservation breeding program: a combined approach using molecular data, simulations and pedigree analysis

A comparison of pedigree, genetic and genomic estimates of relatedness for informing pairing decisions in two critically endangered birds: Implications for conservation breeding programmes worldwide

(2020) Stephanie J. Galla et al.   Evolutionary Applications

Mixing genetically differentiated populations successfully boosts diversity of an endangered carnivore

(2020) E. A. McLennan et al.   ANIMAL CONSERVATION

Deciphering genetic mate choice: Not so simple in group‐housed conservation breeding programs

(2020) Katherine A. Farquharson et al.   Evolutionary Applications

A demonstration of conservation genomics for threatened species management

(2020) Belinda R. Wright et al.   Molecular Ecology Resources

Factors affecting captive whooping crane egg fertility: A retrospective analysis

(2019) Megan E. Brown et al.   JOURNAL OF WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT

Complex problems need detailed solutions: Harnessing multiple data types to inform genetic management in the wild

(2018) Catherine E. Grueber et al.   Evolutionary Applications

Founder relationships and conservation management: empirical kinships reveal the effect on breeding programmes when founders are assumed to be unrelated

(2018) C. J. Hogg et al.   ANIMAL CONSERVATION

Pedigree analysis reveals a generational decline in reproductive success of captive Tasmanian devil (Sarcophilus harrisii): implications for captive management of threatened species

(2017) Katherine A. Farquharson et al.   JOURNAL OF HEREDITY

Call for a Paradigm Shift in the Genetic Management of Fragmented Populations

(2017) Katherine Ralls et al.   Conservation Letters

Genetic rescue increases fitness and aids rapid recovery of an endangered marsupial population

(2017) Andrew R. Weeks et al.   Nature Communications

Increasing generations in captivity is associated with increased vulnerability of Tasmanian devils to vehicle strike following release to the wild

(2017) Catherine E. Grueber et al.   Scientific Reports

Inbreeding and selection shape genomic diversity in captive populations: Implications for the conservation of endangered species

(2017) Janna R. Willoughby et al.   PLoS One

Role of genomics and transcriptomics in selection of reintroduction source populations

(2016) Xiaoping He et al.   CONSERVATION BIOLOGY

A novel holistic framework for genetic-based captive-breeding and reintroduction programs

(2016) C.R.M. Attard et al.   CONSERVATION BIOLOGY

Adaptive divergence despite strong genetic drift: genomic analysis of the evolutionary mechanisms causing genetic differentiation in the island fox (Urocyon littoralis)

(2016) W. Chris Funk et al.   MOLECULAR ECOLOGY

“Devil Tools & Tech”: A Synergy of Conservation Research and Management Practice

(2016) Carolyn J. Hogg et al.   Conservation Letters

IUCN Guidelines for Determining When and How Ex Situ Management Should Be Used in Species Conservation

(2016) Philip J.K. McGowan et al.   Conservation Letters

Rapid evolutionary response to a transmissible cancer in Tasmanian devils

(2016) Brendan Epstein et al.   Nature Communications

Translocation of a top-order carnivore: tracking the initial survival, spatial movement, home-range establishment and habitat use of Tasmanian devils on Maria Island

(2016) Sam Thalmann et al.   AUSTRALIAN MAMMALOGY

Influence of genetic provenance and birth origin on productivity of the Tasmanian devil insurance population

(2015) Carolyn J. Hogg et al.   CONSERVATION GENETICS

Effectiveness of managed gene flow in reducing genetic divergence associated with captive breeding

(2015) Charles D. Waters et al.   Evolutionary Applications

Fitting Linear Mixed-Effects Models Usinglme4

(2015) Douglas Bates et al.   Journal of Statistical Software

Lack of genetic diversity across diverse immune genes in an endangered mammal, the Tasmanian devil (Sarcophilus harrisii)

(2015) Katrina M. Morris et al.   MOLECULAR ECOLOGY

The impacts of inbreeding, drift and selection on genetic diversity in captive breeding populations

(2014) Janna R. Willoughby et al.   MOLECULAR ECOLOGY

Pedigrees, MHC and microsatellites: an integrated approach for genetic management of captive African wild dogs (Lycaon pictus)

(2013) C. D. Marsden et al.   CONSERVATION GENETICS

Genetic drift outweighs natural selection at toll-like receptor (TLR) immunity loci in a re-introduced population of a threatened species

(2013) Catherine E. Grueber et al.   MOLECULAR ECOLOGY

Stacks: an analysis tool set for population genomics

(2013) Julian Catchen et al.   MOLECULAR ECOLOGY

Development of DArT Marker Platforms and Genetic Diversity Assessment of the U.S. Collection of the New Oilseed Crop Lesquerella and Related Species

(2013) Von Mark V. Cruz et al.   PLoS One

Genome Sequencing and Analysis of the Tasmanian Devil and Its Transmissible Cancer

(2012) Elizabeth P. Murchison et al.   CELL

Low MHC class II diversity in the Tasmanian devil (Sarcophilus harrisii)

(2012) Yuanyuan Cheng et al.   IMMUNOGENETICS

Heterozygote deficiencies caused by a Wahlund effect: Dispelling unfounded expectations

(2012) Guha Dharmarajan et al.   JOURNAL OF WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT

AlleleRetain: a program to assess management options for conserving allelic diversity in small, isolated populations

(2012) E. L. Weiser et al.   Molecular Ecology Resources

Ex situ conservation genetics: a review of molecular studies on the genetic consequences of captive breeding programmes for endangered animal species

(2011) Kathrin A. Witzenberger et al.   BIODIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION

Multimodel inference in ecology and evolution: challenges and solutions

(2011) C. E. GRUEBER et al.   JOURNAL OF EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY

Disentangling the roles of natural selection and genetic drift in shaping variation at MHC immunity genes

(2011) JOLENE T. SUTTON et al.   MOLECULAR ECOLOGY

Genetic adaptation to captivity can occur in a single generation

(2011) M. R. Christie et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Genetic diversity and population structure of the endangered marsupial Sarcophilus harrisii (Tasmanian devil)

(2011) W. Miller et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

PMx: software package for demographic and genetic analysis and management of pedigreed populations

(2011) Robert C. Lacy et al.   Methods in Ecology and Evolution

Challenges and opportunities of genetic approaches to biological conservation

(2010) Richard Frankham   BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION

Founder Effects, Inbreeding, and Loss of Genetic Diversity in Four Avian Reintroduction Programs

(2010) IAN G. JAMIESON   CONSERVATION BIOLOGY

Fast and accurate short read alignment with Burrows-Wheeler transform

(2009) H. Li et al.   BIOINFORMATICS

Captive breeding genetics and reintroduction success

(2009) Alexandre Robert   BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION

Minimizing genetic adaptation in captive breeding programs: A review

(2009) Sara E. Williams et al.   BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION

Carry-over effect of captive breeding reduces reproductive fitness of wild-born descendants in the wild

(2009) H. Araki et al.   Biology Letters

genhet: an easy-to-use R function to estimate individual heterozygosity

(2009) A. COULON   Molecular Ecology Resources

Genetic adaptation to captivity in species conservation programs

(2007) RICHARD FRANKHAM   MOLECULAR ECOLOGY

Scaling regression inputs by dividing by two standard deviations

(2007) Andrew Gelman   STATISTICS IN MEDICINE