Robert Lacy

Research: Genetic management of endangered species, in- and out-breeding depression, evolution in structured populations

Implications of methodologies for integrating empirical kinships into ex situ population management using PMx: A case study of Baer's Pochard (Aythya baeri) in North America.
Implications of methodologies for integrating empirical kinships into ex situ population management using PMx: A case study of Baer's Pochard (Aythya baeri) in North America. J Hered. 2024 Feb 03; 115(1):19-31.
PMID: 37935944

Implications of methodologies for integrating empirical kinships into ex situ population management using PMx: A case study of Baer's Pochard (Aythya baeri) in North America.
Implications of methodologies for integrating empirical kinships into ex situ population management using PMx: A case study of Baer's Pochard (Aythya baeri) in North America. J Hered. 2023 Nov 04.
PMID: 37935944

Projecting the impact of an ebola virus outbreak on endangered mountain gorillas.
Projecting the impact of an ebola virus outbreak on endangered mountain gorillas. Sci Rep. 2023 04 07; 13(1):5675.
PMID: 37029156

Genetic diversity goals and targets have improved, but remain insufficient for clear implementation of the post-2020 global biodiversity framework.
Genetic diversity goals and targets have improved, but remain insufficient for clear implementation of the post-2020 global biodiversity framework. Conserv Genet. 2023; 24(2):181-191.
PMID: 36683963

Strategies for establishing and using genome resource banks to protect genetic diversity in conservation breeding programs.
Strategies for establishing and using genome resource banks to protect genetic diversity in conservation breeding programs. Zoo Biol. 2023 Mar; 42(2):175-184.
PMID: 36205245

A stochastic model for estimating sustainable limits to wildlife mortality in a changing world.
A stochastic model for estimating sustainable limits to wildlife mortality in a changing world. Conserv Biol. 2022 08; 36(4):e13897.
PMID: 35122329

Climate change complicates efforts to ensure survival and recovery of St. Lawrence Estuary beluga.
Climate change complicates efforts to ensure survival and recovery of St. Lawrence Estuary beluga. Mar Pollut Bull. 2021 Dec; 173(Pt B):113096.
PMID: 34744013

Applying the zoo model to conservation of threatened exceptional plant species.
Applying the zoo model to conservation of threatened exceptional plant species. Conserv Biol. 2020 12; 34(6):1416-1425.
PMID: 32233087

Demographic reconstruction from ancient DNA supports rapid extinction of the great auk.
Demographic reconstruction from ancient DNA supports rapid extinction of the great auk. Elife. 2019 11 26; 8.
PMID: 31767056

Biological and Sociopolitical Sources of Uncertainty in Population Viability Analysis for Endangered Species Recovery Planning.
Biological and Sociopolitical Sources of Uncertainty in Population Viability Analysis for Endangered Species Recovery Planning. Sci Rep. 2019 07 12; 9(1):10130.
PMID: 31300735

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