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Wildlife translocation: the conservation implications of pathogen exposure and genetic heterozygosity |
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| Authors: | Walter M Boyce Mara E Weisenberger M Cecilia T Penedo and Christine K Johnson |
| Institution: | (1) Wildlife Health Center, University of California, One Shields Avenue, 95616 Davis, California, USA;(2) U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, San Andres National Wildlife Refuge, 5686 Santa Gertrudis Drive, 88012 Las Cruces, New Mexico, USA;(3) Veterinary Genetics Laboratory, University of California, One Shields Avenue, 95616 Davis, California, USA |
| Abstract: | BackgroundA key challenge for conservation biologists is to determine the most appropriate demographic and genetic management strategies for wildlife populations threatened by disease. We explored this topic by examining whether genetic background and previous pathogen exposure influenced survival of translocated animals when captive-bred and free-ranging bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis) were used to re-establish a population that had been extirpated in the San Andres Mountains in New Mexico, USA. |
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