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Conservation Breeding

Conservation Breeding is an ex situ conservation strategy that uses scientifically managed captive propagation of threatened species to establish demographically and genetically viable populations capable of supporting, supplementing, or re-establishing wild populations.

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291

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2017–2026

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160

Genetics in conservation management: Revised recommendations for the 50/500 rules, Red List criteria and population viability analyses

Richard Frankham, Corey J. A. Bradshaw, Barry W. Brook · Biological Conservation · 2014 · 1.2K citations · Full text

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Molecular characterization of breeds and its use in conservation

M. Á. Toro, Jesús Fernández, Armando Caballero · Livestock Science · 2008 · 209 citations

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Conservation breeding as a tool for saving animal species from extinction

Torbjörn Ebenhard · Trends in Ecology & Evolution · 1995 · 157 citations

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Captive breeding programs for populations with a small number of founders

Katherine Ralls, Jonathan D. Ballou · Trends in Ecology & Evolution · 1986 · 143 citations

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A comparison of pedigree, genetic and genomic estimates of relatedness for informing pairing decisions in two critically endangered birds: Implications for conservation breeding programmes worldwide

Stephanie J. Galla, Roger Moraga, Liz Brown et al. · Evolutionary Applications · 2020 · 120 citations · Full text

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Authors

574

  1. RC
    Robert C. Lacy

    Chicago Zoological Society, United States

    6 publications · 335 citations

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  2. JF
    Jesús Fernández

    Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y Alimentaria, Spain

    3 publications · 304 citations

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  3. SO
    Stéphane Ostrowski

    Wildlife Conservation Society, United States

    3 publications · 104 citations

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  4. JA
    Jamie A. Ivy

    Zoological Society of San Diego, United States

    3 publications · 160 citations

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  5. CE
    Catherine E. Grueber

    The University of Sydney, Australia

    3 publications · 97 citations

    3

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Institutions

291

  1. Chicago Zoological Society

    Brookfield, United States

    6 h-index

    11 publications

    668 citations

  2. Zoological Society of San Diego

    San Diego, United States

    6 h-index

    21 publications

    1.4K citations

  3. San Diego Zoo Institute for Conservation Research

    Escondido, United States

    4 h-index

    13 publications

    761 citations

  4. Zoological Society of London

    London, United Kingdom

    4 h-index

    5 publications

    306 citations

  5. Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust

    Trinity, Jersey

    4 h-index

    5 publications

    175 citations

  6. National Zoological Park

    Washington, United States

    3 h-index

    5 publications

    363 citations

  7. The University of Sydney

    Sydney, Australia

    3 h-index

    9 publications

    311 citations

  8. Smithsonian Institution

    Washington, United States

    3 h-index

    5 publications

    373 citations

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  1. International Zoo Yearbook

    15 publications · 453 citations

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  2. Conservation Biology

    9 publications · 376 citations

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  3. Zoo Biology

    9 publications · 361 citations

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  4. Biological Conservation

    7 publications · 1.3K citations

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  5. Conservation Genetics

    6 publications · 259 citations

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