Cover : The Takahe ( Porphyrio hochstetteri ), once widespread throughout New Zealand, was thought to be extinct by the end of the 1800s. In 1948 a remnant population was rediscovered in a remote region of the country's South Island. As of 2007, 72 birds descended from 18 founders were distributed across 4 islands off the coast of New Zealand. Grueber et al. (pages 1617‐1625) evaluated the effect of inbreeding depression across all life‐history stages of the Takahe. Although levels at each stage were low, accumulated inbreeding depression ultimately reduced long‐term fitness. These results suggest that even species with high historical levels of inbreeding can lose fitness as a result of recent inbreeding.
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