Targeted gene flow for conservation

该项目旨在开发靶向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结果。地理变异和局部适应在物种中是普遍存在的，但保护管理者不使用这种遗传变异。该项目将开发决策工具，以确定何时进行目标基因流动行动，以及从何处获取适当的遗传变异。作为案例研究，该项目将尝试使用目标基因流来阻止澳大利亚北部蔗蟾蜍的入侵，并扭转北部袋鼬的衰落。

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.