Little Genes, Big Conservation: University of Montana Scientists Study Genetic Rescue
July 17, 2019
July 17, 2019
MISSOULA, Montana, July 17 [TNSscienceresearch] -- The University of Montana issued the following news release:
At first glance, there aren't many similarities between westslope cutthroat trout in Montana, wolves on Isle Royale National Park in Michigan and Australia's mountain pygmy possum, a mouse-sized alpine marsupial.
With all three, though, managers have attempted or explored the possibility of genetic rescue, a conservation approach that involves moving . . .
At first glance, there aren't many similarities between westslope cutthroat trout in Montana, wolves on Isle Royale National Park in Michigan and Australia's mountain pygmy possum, a mouse-sized alpine marsupial.
With all three, though, managers have attempted or explored the possibility of genetic rescue, a conservation approach that involves moving . . .