Nature Communications (Mar 2018)

A meta-analysis of birth-origin effects on reproduction in diverse captive environments

  • Katherine A. Farquharson,
  • Carolyn J. Hogg,
  • Catherine E. Grueber

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-03500-9
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 9, no. 1
pp. 1 – 10

Abstract

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Aquaculture, conservation, and biological research are reliant on the successful breeding of animals in captivity. Here, Farquharson et al. report that, in captivity, captive-born animals have decreased reproductive success compared to wild-born individuals, across diverse species and contexts.