Title

The Consequences of Demographic Reduction and Genetic Depletion in the Endangered Florida Panther

Authors

Melody E. Roelke, Florida Game and Freshwater Fish Commission
Janice S. Martenson, National Cancer Institute at Frederick
Stephen J. O'Brien, National Cancer Institute at FrederickFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

6-1-1993

Publication Title

Current Biology

ISSN

0960-9822

Volume

3

Issue/No.

6

First Page

340

Last Page

350

Abstract

The Florida panther has recently suffered severe range and demographic contraction, leaving a remarkably low level of genetic diversity. This exerts a severe fitness cost, manifested by spermatozoal defects, cryptorchidism, cardiac abnormalities and infectious diseases that threaten the survival of the subspecies.

Comments

© 1993 Published by Elsevier Ltd.

NSUWorks Citation

Roelke, Melody E.; Janice S. Martenson; and Stephen J. O'Brien. 1993. "The Consequences of Demographic Reduction and Genetic Depletion in the Endangered Florida Panther." Current Biology 3, (6): 340-350. https://nsuworks.nova.edu/cnso_bio_facarticles/279

ORCID ID

0000-0001-7353-8301

ResearcherID

N-1726-2015