Abstract
AbstractGenetic factors affect the extinction probability of populations in a variety of ways. Inbreeding depression can reduce fecundity and survival, and thereby decrease population growth rate and increase extinction probability. Multiple studies have shown that inbreeding depression can negatively impact populations in the wild. Loss of genetic variation in small populations also decreases the capacity of populations to evolve to changing environmental conditions. Population viability analysis is a modeling approach that integrates information on demography, genetics, threats, and management actions to predict population persistence. Genomics will advance incorporation of genetic factors into predicting extinction risk by improving our ability to estimate inbreeding depression and evolutionary potential.
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