Publications

ex situ population management in the absence of pedigree information.	for captive breeding to play a significant role in conservation, ex situ populations must be scientifically managed to meet objective goals for retaining representative genetic variation. imperfect genealogical information requires fundamental assumptions to be made that may bias downstream measures of genetic importance, upon which management decisions are based. the impacts of such assumptions are most pronounced within breeding programmes characterized by a high proportion of individuals of u ...	2004	15315693
health assessment of the ex situ population of st vincent parrots (amazona guildingii) in st vincent and the grenadines.	the st vincent amazon parrot (amazona guildingii), listed as a cites appendix i animal, is endemic only to the mainland of st vincent and the grenadines (svg), lesser antilles. a health assessment that included physical examination, hematology, blood parasite evaluation, plasma biochemical analysis, plasma protein electrophoresis, level of exposure to selected infectious agents, and fecal parasites was performed in july 2002 on 37 (51%) of the parrots in the captive population in svg. clinical a ...	2008	18689072