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Human-Assisted Spread of a Maladaptive Behavior in a Critically Endangered Bird

Conservation management often focuses on counteracting the adverse effects of human activities on threatened populations. However, conservation measures may unintentionally relax selection by allowing the ‘survival of the not-so-fit’, increasing the risk of fixation of maladaptive traits. Here, we r...

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Autores principales: Massaro, Melanie, Sainudiin, Raazesh, Merton, Don, Briskie, James V., Poole, Anthony M., Hale, Marie L.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3857173/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24348992
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0079066