Increased Breeding Frequency Mitigates Inbreeding Depression in Peromyscus in Captivity

ABSTRACT Increased parental relatedness occurs in small wild populations and in closed colonies in captivity and reduces offspring fitness. A closed colony of Peromyscus maniculatus is maintained as genetically diverse stock at the Peromyscus Genetic Stock Center since 1963. Breeding records are ava...

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Main Authors: Kim‐Tuyen Huynh‐Dam, Celia Jaeger, Angeliki Tsomos, Debra Norman, Hippokratis Kiaris
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2025-07-01
Series:Ecology and Evolution
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.71728
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