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Population genomics of the inbred Scandinavian wolf.
Molecular ecology - 1 Apr 2009
Hagenblad Jenny, Olsson Maria, Parker Heidi G, Ostrander Elaine A, Ellegren Hans
Abstract excerpt
The Scandinavian wolf population represents one of the genetically most well-characterized examples of a severely bottlenecked natural population (with only two founders), and of how the addition of new genetic material (one immigrant) can at least temporarily provide a 'genetic rescue'. However, inbreeding depression has been observed in this population and in the absence of additional immigrants, its long-term...
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