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Minimizing kinship in captive breeding programs by Montgomery, M.E, Ballou, J.D, Nurthen, R.K, England, P.R, Briscoe, D.A, Frankham, R

“…Captive populations of endangered species are managed to preserve genetic diversity and retain reproductive fitness. Minimizing kinship (MK) has been predicted…”
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Single large or several small? Population fragmentation in the captive management of endangered species by Margan, S.H, Nurthen, R.K, Montgomery, M.E, Woodworth, L.M, Lowe, E.H, Briscoe, D.A, Frankham, R

“…Captive populations of endangered species are typically maintained effectively as single random‐mating populations by translocating individuals between…”
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Modeling problems in conservation genetics using captive Drosophila populations: consequences of equalization of family sizes by Borlase, Suzanne C., Loebel, David A., Frankham, Richard, Nurthen, Roderick K., Briscoe, David A., Daggard, Grant E.

“…Equalization of family sizes is recommended for use in captive breeding programs, as it is predicted to double effective population sizes, reduce inbreeding,…”
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Modelling problems in conservation genetics using Drosophila: consequences of fluctuating population sizes by Woodworth, L M, Montgomery, M E, Nurthen, R K, Briscoe, D A, Frankham, R

“…Many natural populations fluctuate widely in population size. This is predicted to reduce effective population size, genetic variation, and reproductive…”
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Forging links between population and quantitative genetics [Drosophila] by Frankham, R, Nurthen, R K

“…An initially rare allele with a large effect on a quantitative character is expected to exhibit the following behaviour in artificial selection lines: 1. It…”
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