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Titre :	Conservation genetic management of a critically endangered New Zealand endemic bird: minimizing inbreeding in the Black Stilt Himantopus novaezelandiae
Auteurs :	Erin N. Hagen, Auteur ; Marie L. Hale, Auteur ; Richard F. Maloney, Auteur ; Tammy E. Steeves, Auteur
Type de document :	Article
Dans :	Ibis (153(3) JUL 2011)
Article en page(s) :	556-561
Résumé :	For threatened species with small captive populations, it is advisable to incorporate conservation management strategies that minimize inbreeding in an effort to avoid inbreeding depression. Using multilocus microsatellite genotype data, we found a significant negative relationship between genetic relatedness (inbreeding) and reproductive success (fitness) in a captive population of the critically endangered Black Stilt or Kaki Himantopus novaezelandiae. In an effort to avoid inbreeding depression in this iconic New Zealand endemic, we recommend re-pairing closely related captive birds with less related individuals and pairing new captive birds with distantly related individuals.

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