What the Inbred Scandinavian Wolf Population Tells Us about the Nature of Conservation.
The genetic aspects of population health are critical, but frequently difficult to assess. Of concern has been the genetic constitution of Scandinavian wolves (Canis lupus), which represent an important case in conservation. We examined the incidence of different congenital anomalies for 171 Scandin...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:3f65aef023ed440fb6b4a82fe37bce79 2023-05-15T15:50:16+02:00 What the Inbred Scandinavian Wolf Population Tells Us about the Nature of Conservation. Jannikke Räikkönen John A Vucetich Leah M Vucetich Rolf O Peterson Michael P Nelson 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0067218 https://doaj.org/article/3f65aef023ed440fb6b4a82fe37bce79 EN eng Public Library of Science (PLoS) http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3689695?pdf=render https://doaj.org/toc/1932-6203 1932-6203 doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0067218 https://doaj.org/article/3f65aef023ed440fb6b4a82fe37bce79 PLoS ONE, Vol 8, Iss 6, p e67218 (2013) Medicine R Science Q article 2013 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0067218 2022-12-31T16:09:39Z The genetic aspects of population health are critical, but frequently difficult to assess. Of concern has been the genetic constitution of Scandinavian wolves (Canis lupus), which represent an important case in conservation. We examined the incidence of different congenital anomalies for 171 Scandinavian wolves, including the immigrant founder female, born during a 32-year period between 1978 and 2010. The incidence of anomalies rose from 13% to 40% throughout the 32-year study period. Our ability to detect this increase was likely facilitated by having considered multiple kinds of anomaly. Many of the found anomalies are likely associated with inbreeding or some form of genetic deterioration. These observations have implications for understanding the conservation needs of Scandinavian wolves. Moreover, these observations and the history of managing Scandinavian wolves focus attention on a broader question, whether conservation is merely about avoiding extinction of remnant populations, or whether conservation also entails maintaining genetic aspects of population health. Article in Journal/Newspaper Canis lupus Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles PLoS ONE 8 6 e67218 |
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The genetic aspects of population health are critical, but frequently difficult to assess. Of concern has been the genetic constitution of Scandinavian wolves (Canis lupus), which represent an important case in conservation. We examined the incidence of different congenital anomalies for 171 Scandinavian wolves, including the immigrant founder female, born during a 32-year period between 1978 and 2010. The incidence of anomalies rose from 13% to 40% throughout the 32-year study period. Our ability to detect this increase was likely facilitated by having considered multiple kinds of anomaly. Many of the found anomalies are likely associated with inbreeding or some form of genetic deterioration. These observations have implications for understanding the conservation needs of Scandinavian wolves. Moreover, these observations and the history of managing Scandinavian wolves focus attention on a broader question, whether conservation is merely about avoiding extinction of remnant populations, or whether conservation also entails maintaining genetic aspects of population health. |
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What the Inbred Scandinavian Wolf Population Tells Us about the Nature of Conservation. |
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