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Genetic bottlenecks driven by population disconnection.
Conservation biology : the journal of the Society for Conservation Biology - 1 Dec 2010
Broquet Thomas, Angelone Sonia, Jaquiery Julie, Joly Pierre, Lena Jean-Paul, Lengagne Thierry, Plenet Sandrine, Luquet Emilien, Perrin Nicolas
Abstract excerpt
Connectivity among populations plays a crucial role in maintaining genetic variation at a local scale, especially in small populations affected strongly by genetic drift. The negative consequences of population disconnection on allelic richness and gene diversity (heterozygosity) are well recognized and empirically established. It is not well recognized, however, that a sudden drop in local effective population...
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