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50,000 years of genetic uniformity in the critically endangered Iberian lynx.
Molecular ecology - 1 Sept 2011
Rodríguez Ricardo, Ramírez Oscar, Valdiosera Cristina E, García Nuria, Alda Fernando, Madurell-Malapeira Joan, Marmi Josep, Doadrio Ignacio, Willerslev Eske, Götherström Anders, Arsuaga Juan Luis, Thomas Mark G, Lalueza-Fox Carles, Dalén Love
Abstract excerpt
Low genetic diversity in the endangered Iberian lynx, including lack of mitochondrial control region variation, is thought to result from historical or Pleistocene/Holocene population bottlenecks, and to indicate poor long-term viability. We find no variability in control region sequences from 19 Iberian lynx remains from across the Iberian Peninsula and spanning the last 50,000 years. This is best explained by...
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