The Application of Reproductive Technologies for Wildlife Management

Dear Colleagues,

Reproductive management is an important component of wildlife conservation as many species managed by zoos are threatened with extinction. In contrast, some wildlife species, especially invasive species need to be controlled and contraception is one method for reducing numbers. This Special Issue aims to present basic and applied research as well as reviews that increase our understanding of reproductive processes and the use of reproductive management to increase or inhibit reproduction of wildlife species. 

The scope of this Special Issue includes reproductive technologies as they are applied to wildlife and wildlife management. Topics include but are not limited to endocrinology; early embryo development, pregnancy detection; development of molecular markers to assess fertility, sperm/oocyte/embryo quality, and contraception. Special consideration will be given to papers that address assisted reproductive technologies such as vitrification, intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI), in vitro fertilization (IVF), genetic analysis using embryo biopsies, embryo transfer, animal cloning, fertility preservation, and artificial insemination; molecular and metabolic understanding of oocyte and embryo development; oocyte and embryo culture; embryo outgrowth; and computer-assisted semen and embryo analysis. We hope that this issue will provide insights into advancements in the field of reproductive technologies as they are applied to wildlife.

Dr. Dawn Bresnahan
Guest Editor

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• wildlife
• oocytes
• embryos
• spermatozoa
• cryopreservation
• in vitro fertilization
• assisted reproductive technologies
• artificial insemination
• embryo culture
• estrous cycle detection
• pregnancy detection
• contraception