Generations in captivity increases behavioral variance: considerations for captive breeding and reintroduction programs

By M. Mcphee. 2004

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Subfields: Ecology, Nature and Landscape Conservation

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To pace or not to pace? A review of what abnormal repetitive behavior tells us about zoo animal management (2017, background): “Behavioral divergence of captive animals from their wild counterparts has been documented (McPhee, 2004; Kelley et al., 2006) and appears to manifest itself as an absence of a normal behavior in ectothermic vertebrate, rather than in ARBs (Michaels et al.”
An integrated comparison of captive-bred and wild Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar): Implications for supportive breeding programs (2008, background): “This suggests that the protocol used to raise fish under hatchery conditions induces behaviours that may be maladapted for surviving in the wild or that may be detrimental for wild populations (Biro et al., 2004; McPhee, 2004; Mathews et al., 2005; Kelley et al., 2006).”
Boldness towards novel objects predicts predator inspection in wild vervet monkeys (2017, background): “Since captive environments may have substantial effects on the expression of behaviour, ecological or evolutionary interpretations of these studies' results may be problematic (Archard & Braithwaite, 2010; McCowan, Mainwaring, Prior, & Griffith, 2015; McPhee, 2004; Niemel€a & Dingemanse, 2014).”
Minimizing genetic adaptation in captive breeding programs: A review (2009, background): “…midwife toad and large white butterfly all demonstrate greater changes in physical or behavioral traits or fecundity as a result of more generations in captivity than those that have been in captivity for fewer generations (Lewis and Thomas, 2001; McPhee, 2003; Kraaijeveld-Smit et al., 2006).”
Different strokes: Can managing behavioral types increase post-release success? (2007, background): “Thus, the elimination of selective pressures tends to increase the variance of behavioral responses seen in captive animals (McPhee, 2004) because developmental trajectories are not focused into specific paths that lead to the expression of adaptive behavior.”
Wildlife conservation and animal temperament: causes and consequences of evolutionary change for captive, reintroduced, and wild populations (2006, background): “In oldfield mice Peromyscus poloniotus, for example, individuals maintained in captivity for several generations no longer demonstrated appropriate anti-predator reactions (McPhee, 2004).”