Boakes, E. H., J. Wang, and W. Amos. "An Investigation Of Inbreeding Depression And Purging In Captive Pedigreed Populations." Heredity 98.3 (2007): 172-182. Academic Search Premier. Web. 5 July 2015. The purpose of this is to show that the inbreeding in zoos is hurting populations of animals in zoos rather than helping them. The type of person that would read this article is someone interested in the breeding practices of zoos. Inbreeding has proven to weaken the immune system and breeding capabilities of these animals. Inbreeding is an undesirable method of conservation for the animals because it ultimately causes damage to their health. I will use this source to combat the other article that I found about the zoo in Cleveland that is attempting
