Response to Comment on "Individual heterozygosity predicts translocation success in threatened desert tortoises".
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Abstract
Hansson <i>et al</i> argue that our main finding could provide an overly simplistic metric for maximizing genetic rescue. They agree that translocating the most genetically diverse individuals led to a large increase in translocated tortoise survival, but recommend instead moving individuals that have low genetic load and the greatest representation of metapopulation diversity. Their recommendation is based on specific model assumptions and fitness effects that are often unknown and are not generalizable to many endangered species applications.
Medical subject headings
- Turtles