La Tour du Valat

Institut de recherche pour la conservation des zones humides méditerranéennes

Titre :	Measuring genetic diversity in translocation programmes: principles and application to a chimpanzee release project
Auteurs :	B. Goossens, Auteur ; S. M. Funk, Auteur ; C. Vidal, Auteur ; S. Latour, Auteur ; A. Jamart, Auteur ; M. Ancrenaz, Auteur ; E. J. Wickings, Auteur ; C. E. G. Tutin, Auteur ; M. W. Bruford, Auteur
Type de document :	Article
Dans :	Animal Conservation (5 AUG 2002)
Article en page(s) :	225-236
Résumé :	Logging and poaching have dramatically reduced chimpanzee density and distribution in the Republic of Congo. Most chimpanzee translocations attempted in the past failed because a number of biological and non-biological factors can influence success. Biological considerations include knowledge of behaviour, disease, habitat requirements and genetics. We critically review genetic considerations in pre- and post-release phases of translocations and apply them to a welfare-based chimpanzee release project in the Republic of Congo which aimed to re-establish orphan chimpanzees in the wild with a native chimpanzee population. We analyze genetic diversity and relatedness in released animals and devise a genotyping strategy for monitoring of released individuals and their future offspring. Fifty-nine confiscated chimpanzees from different areas of the Republic of Congo were typed for

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