About me
Drew est un écologiste évolutionniste qui s'intéresse à la compréhension de la manière dont différents environnements affectent l'écologie et l'évolution des populations. Ses principaux centres d'intérêt sont la variation individuelle, la variation génétique quantitative, la microévolution et la plasticité phénotypique. Drew travaille avec des populations fauniques gérées par les humains et affectées par les activités humaines. Il collabore avec l'équipe ResCon (Recherche et Conservation) à l'African Lion Safari pour intégrer leur travail dans des recherches écologiques, évolutives et de conservation.
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Drew is an evolutionary ecologist interested in understanding how different environments affect the ecology and evolution of populations. His main interests are individual variation, quantitative genetic variation, microevolution, and phenotypic plasticity. Drew works with wildlife populations managed by humans and affected by human activities. Drew works with the ResCon(Research & Conservation) team at African Lion Safari to integrate their work into ecological, evolutionary, and conservation research.
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Speed Talk : Fitness surfaces can help link conservation programs to the populations they support
Drew Sauve, Hana Thompson, Amy A. Chabot, Denis Reale
Anthropogenic activities are altering environments, leading to novel selection pressures on many species. This presents a challenge for conservationists, as our ability to predict and assist adaptation in wild populations remains limited. Conservation breeding programs offer a unique opportunity to bridge this gap. By quantifying the relationship between an individual's traits and their reproductive success, fitness surfaces can help identify the impacts of captive selection and phenotypic plasticity. Comparing fitness surfaces in captive and wild populations could allows us to: (1) better understand the ecology and selective pressures shaping wild populations, (2) predict the success of reintroduction efforts, and (3) inform the selection of release candidates with traits promoting success in the wild. Integrating fitness surface estimates into conservation breeding programs strengthens the link between captive and wild populations, potentially increasing the effectiveness of reintroduction efforts and improving the long-term conservation of endangered species.
