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Reproductive performance in houbara bustard is affected by the combined effects of age, inbreeding and number of generations in captivity

Although captive breeding programs are valuable for conservation, they have been shown to be associated with genetic changes, such as adaptation to captivity or inbreeding. In addition, reproductive performance is strongly age-dependent in most animal species. These mechanisms that potentially impac...

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Autores principales: Rabier, Robin, Lesobre, Loïc, Robert, Alexandre
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8035203/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33837276
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-87436-z
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description Although captive breeding programs are valuable for conservation, they have been shown to be associated with genetic changes, such as adaptation to captivity or inbreeding. In addition, reproductive performance is strongly age-dependent in most animal species. These mechanisms that potentially impact reproduction have often been studied separately, while their interactions have rarely been addressed. In this study, using a large dataset of nine male and female reproductive parameters measured for 12,295 captive houbara bustards (Chlamydotis undulata undulata) over 24 years, we investigated the relative and interactive effects of age, inbreeding and number of generations in captivity on reproduction. We clearly identified (1) senescence patterns in all parameters studied; (2) negative effects of inbreeding on sperm characteristics, display behavior, egg weight, egg volume and hatching probability; and (3) changes in phenotypic values for seven parameters according to number of generations in captivity. However, the effect sizes associated with age were substantially greater than those associated with inbreeding and number of generations in captivity. Beyond the independent effects of these three factors on reproductive parameters, the results highlighted their interactive effects and thus the importance of integrating them in the design of genetic management plans for conservation breeding programs.
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spelling pubmed-80352032021-04-13 Reproductive performance in houbara bustard is affected by the combined effects of age, inbreeding and number of generations in captivity Rabier, Robin Lesobre, Loïc Robert, Alexandre Sci Rep Article Although captive breeding programs are valuable for conservation, they have been shown to be associated with genetic changes, such as adaptation to captivity or inbreeding. In addition, reproductive performance is strongly age-dependent in most animal species. These mechanisms that potentially impact reproduction have often been studied separately, while their interactions have rarely been addressed. In this study, using a large dataset of nine male and female reproductive parameters measured for 12,295 captive houbara bustards (Chlamydotis undulata undulata) over 24 years, we investigated the relative and interactive effects of age, inbreeding and number of generations in captivity on reproduction. We clearly identified (1) senescence patterns in all parameters studied; (2) negative effects of inbreeding on sperm characteristics, display behavior, egg weight, egg volume and hatching probability; and (3) changes in phenotypic values for seven parameters according to number of generations in captivity. However, the effect sizes associated with age were substantially greater than those associated with inbreeding and number of generations in captivity. Beyond the independent effects of these three factors on reproductive parameters, the results highlighted their interactive effects and thus the importance of integrating them in the design of genetic management plans for conservation breeding programs. Nature Publishing Group UK 2021-04-09 /pmc/articles/PMC8035203/ /pubmed/33837276 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-87436-z Text en © The Author(s) 2021 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Open Access This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons licence, and indicate if changes were made. The images or other third party material in this article are included in the article's Creative Commons licence, unless indicated otherwise in a credit line to the material. If material is not included in the article's Creative Commons licence and your intended use is not permitted by statutory regulation or exceeds the permitted use, you will need to obtain permission directly from the copyright holder. To view a copy of this licence, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) .
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title_full Reproductive performance in houbara bustard is affected by the combined effects of age, inbreeding and number of generations in captivity
title_fullStr Reproductive performance in houbara bustard is affected by the combined effects of age, inbreeding and number of generations in captivity
title_full_unstemmed Reproductive performance in houbara bustard is affected by the combined effects of age, inbreeding and number of generations in captivity
title_short Reproductive performance in houbara bustard is affected by the combined effects of age, inbreeding and number of generations in captivity
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8035203/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33837276
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-87436-z
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