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Rapid loss of genetic variation in an endangered possum.
Biology letters - 23 Feb 2008
Mitrovski P, Hoffmann A A, Heinze D A, Weeks A R
Abstract excerpt
The endangered mountain pygmy possum is the only Australian marsupial that hibernates under snow cover. Most of its alpine habitat was burnt by a rare fire in 2003, and habitat loss and disturbance have also occurred owing to ski resort development. Here we show that there has been a rapid loss of genetic variation following habitat loss associated with resort development, but no detectable loss of alleles or...
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