Evidence of an Absence of Inbreeding Depression in a Wild Population of Weddell Seals (Leptonychotes weddellii)

• Published in: Entropy
• Main Authors: John H. Powell, Steven T. Kalinowski, Mark L. Taper, Jay J. Rotella, Corey S. Davis, Robert A. Garrott
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2023
• Subjects: data cloning; microsatellites; individual inbreeding coefficient; lifetime reproductive success; statistical evidence; information criteria; Erebus Bay; Weddell; Antarc*; Antarctica; Weddell Seals
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3390/e25030403

Inbreeding depression can reduce the viability of wild populations. Detecting inbreeding depression in the wild is difficult; developing accurate estimates of inbreeding can be time and labor intensive. In this study, we used a two-step modeling procedure to incorporate uncertainty inherent in estim...