Comment on “Individual heterozygosity predicts translocation success in threatened desert tortoises”-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Comment on “Individual heterozygosity predicts translocation success in threatened desert tortoises”

Published:2021-06-04 Issue:6546 Volume:372 Page:
ISSN:0036-8075
Container-title:Science
language:en
Short-container-title:Science

Author:

Hansson Bengt¹^ORCID,Morales Hernán E.²^ORCID,van Oosterhout Cock³^ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Department of Biology, Lund University, 223 62 Lund, Sweden.

2. Section for Evolutionary Genomics, GLOBE Institute, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.

3. School of Environmental Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich Research Park, Norwich NR4 7TJ, UK.

Abstract

Scott et al . (Reports, 27 November 2020, p. 1086) bring much-needed attention to species conservation by demonstrating heterozygote superiority among translocated tortoises. However, we believe that their recommended heterozygosity decision rule risks taking conservation genomics backward. We argue that their advice could misguide conservation management aimed at establishing viable populations, and that it can be improved by also assessing the genetic load.

Funder

Horizon 2020 Framework Programme

Vetenskapsrådet

Earth and Life Systems Alliance

Publisher

American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Subject

Multidisciplinary

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