Natural dispersal is better than translocation for reducing risks of inbreeding depression in eastern black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis michaeli)
R. V. K. Mellya, J. G. C. Hopcraft, W. Mwakilema, E. M. Eblate, S. Mduma, B. Mnaya, I. Chuma, E. S. Macha, D. Wambura, R. Fyumagwa, E. Kilbride, B. K. Mable, A. Khan
The paper compares the genetic impacts of natural dispersal and translocation in eastern black rhinoceros, finding lower inbreeding in dispersers but higher deleterious mutation load in translocated offspring.
bioRxiv · Jun 28, 2023Evolutionary Biology