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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
Measuring genetic diversity in translocation programmes: Principles and application to a chimpanzee release project
Animal Conservation, Volume 5, No. 3, Year 2002
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Logging and poaching have dramatically reduced chimpanzee density and distribution in the Republic of Congo. Most chimpanzee translocations attempted in the past failed because a number of biological and non-biological factors can influence success. Biological considerations include knowledge of behaviour, disease, habitat requirements and genetics. We critically review genetic considerations in pre- and post-release phases of translocations and apply them to a welfare-based chimpanzee release project in the Republic of Congo which aimed to re-establish orphan chimpanzees in the wild with a native chimpanzee population. We analyze genetic diversity and relatedness in released animals and devise a genotyping strategy for monitoring of released individuals and their future offspring. Fifty-nine confiscated chimpanzees from different areas of the Republic of Congo were typed for 20 microsatellites using plucked hair as the DNA source. Genetic diversity was high, with an average expected heterozygosity of 81%, and three to 18 alleles per locus. Between 1996 and 1998, 19 individuals were released, and genetic analysis showed that these are unrelated (mean r ± jack-knifed SD = -0.014 ± 0.001). Using FST and population admixture analysis, we identified population structure in wild chimpanzees. For long-term genetic monitoring of released and native chimpanzees, we identified a set of six informative markers, which are easy to score using basic techniques. © 2002 The Zoological Society of London.
Authors & Co-Authors
Goossens, Benoît
United Kingdom, Cardiff
College of Biomedical and Life Sciences
Funk, Stephan Michael
United Kingdom, Cardiff
College of Biomedical and Life Sciences
United Kingdom, London
Zoological Society of London Institute of Zoology
Vidal, Carmen
Spain, Bilbao
Clinica Veterinaria
Latour, Stéphanie
Unknown Affiliation
Jamart, Aliette
Unknown Affiliation
Ancrenaz, Marc
Malaysia, Sandakan
Kinabatangan Orang-utan Conservation Project
Wickings, Elisabeth Jean
Gabon, Franceville
Centre International de Recherche Médicale de Franceville
Tutin, Caroline E.G.
Gabon, Franceville
Centre International de Recherche Médicale de Franceville
United Kingdom, Stirling
University of Stirling
Bruford, Michael W.
United Kingdom, Cardiff
College of Biomedical and Life Sciences
Statistics
Citations: 60
Authors: 9
Affiliations: 6
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1017/S1367943002002275
Research Areas
Genetics And Genomics
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Study Locations
Congo