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Is mutation accumulation a threat to the survival of endangered populations? by Gilligan, Dean M., Woodworth, Lynn M., Montgomery, Margaret E., Briscoe, David A., Frankham, Richard

“…The accumulation of new deleterious mutations has been predicted to constitute a significant threat to the survival of finite sexually reproducing populations…”
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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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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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