Targeted gene flow for conservation

用于保护的目标基因流

• 批准号: FT160100198
• 负责人: Prof Benjamin Phillips
• 金额: $ 56.27万
• 依托单位: The University of Melbourne
• 依托单位国家: 澳大利亚
• 项目类别: ARC Future Fellowships
• 财政年份: 2017
• 资助国家: 澳大利亚
• 起止时间: 2017-02-13 至 2021-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://dataportal.arc.gov.au/RGS/Web/Grants/FT160100198
• 关键词: Targeted; gene; flow; conservation

This project aims to develop targeted gene flow as a broad conservation strategy, exploiting natural geographic variation to achieve conservation outcomes. Geographic variation and local adaptation are ubiquitous within species, but conservation managers do not use this heritable variation. The project will develop decision tools to address when to time a targeted gene flow action, and where to source appropriate genetic variation. As case studies, the project will try to use targeted gene flow to halt the invasion of the cane toad in northern Australia and reverse the decline of northern quolls.

该项目旨在开发有针对性的基因流作为一种广泛的保护策略，利用自然地理变异来实现保护成果。地理变异和地方适应在物种中是普遍存在的，但保护管理人员并没有利用这种遗传变异。该项目将开发决策工具，以解决何时采取有针对性的基因流动行动，以及从何处获得适当的遗传变异。作为案例研究，该项目将试图利用有针对性的基因流来阻止甘蔗蟾蜍在澳大利亚北方的入侵，并扭转北方袋鼬的数量下降。