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Genetic Diversity in Natural Resources Management
Published in Yeqiao Wang, Landscape and Land Capacity, 2020
Thomas Joseph McGreevy, Jeffrey A. Markert
Molecular techniques can be used to inform management decisions during all phases of a captive breeding program. Captive-bred populations ideally should be representative of the genetic diversity found in wild populations. Genetic techniques can be used to define population structure in wild populations to help identify appropriate source populations, confirm the correct species identification for animals included in the captive breeding program, assist initial pairing decisions to ensure that closely related individuals are not mated, help determine appropriate release sites, and monitor the success of reintroduced animals by monitoring their population size and reproductive contributions. Genetic techniques also can be used several years after a captive breeding program is established to reconstruct pedigrees for organisms that live in groups[22] or determine the amount of genetic diversity that a captive population has retained from wild population.[23,24]
Establish a Database Supporting a “Top-Down” Medical Screening Scheme for Birds and Mammals in the Field
Published in Lawrence V. Tannenbaum, Ecological Risk Assessment, 2017
Pursuant to a completed QA/QC effort, the assembled database will facilitate an intended new order of health assessment for the terrestrial ecological receptor (described in the next study). Additionally, the collected data will very likely provide insights into the commonalities or distinct differences in metabolism across sexes and species. In turn, this information may shed light on the design of other animal health initiatives (e.g., designing better diets for animals used in research, improving captive breeding program success rates, etc.). En route to achieving the ultimate goal of having in place, a health assessment scheme for animals in the field at contaminated sites, the study cannot help but compile an impressive library of animal biology information that can fuel research in an array of environmental and evolutionary biology sub-disciplines.
Genetic diversity of Jatropha curcas L. genotypes: a potential biofuel crop in Bangladesh
Published in Biofuels, 2022
S. Chakrabarty, A. K. M. Aminul Islam, Nasrin Sultana, P. Chakraborty
The performance of genotypes in terms of individual traits revealed that some genotypes out-performed others. The genotype G43 outperformed the others in seed yield per plant and other seed yield-contributing characters such as the number of female flowers per inflorescence, number of fruits per inflorescence, number of seeds per inflorescence, weight of dry fruits per inflorescence and weight of dry seeds per inflorescence. So, G43 and other genotypes with values higher than median for seed yield per plant and other yield-contributing traits can be selected based on their heritability and genetic advance. In a breeding program for specific trait development with higher yield, the genetically distant genotypes with desired characteristics could be selected as parents.