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Temporal increase in mtDNA diversity in a declining population.
Molecular ecology - 1 Jun 2010
Ruokonen M, Aarvak T, Chesser R K, Lundqvist A-C, Merilä J
Abstract excerpt
In small and declining populations levels of genetic variability are expected to be reduced due to effects of inbreeding and random genetic drift. As a result, both individual fitness and populations' adaptability can be compromised, and the probability of extinction increased. Therefore, maintenance of genetic variability is a crucial goal in conservation biology. Here we show that although the level of genetic...
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