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Rapid genetic restoration of a keystone species exhibiting delayed demographic response.
Molecular ecology - 1 Dec 2015
Cosentino Bradley J, Schooley Robert L, Bestelmeyer Brandon T, McCarthy Alison J, Sierzega Kevin
Abstract excerpt
Genetic founder effects are often expected when animals colonize restored habitat in fragmented landscapes, but empirical data on genetic responses to restoration are limited. We examined the genetic response of banner-tailed kangaroo rats (Dipodomys spectabilis) to landscape-scale grassland restoration in the Chihuahuan Desert of New Mexico, USA. Dipodomys spectabilis is a grassland specialist and keystone...
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