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Connectivity rescues genetic diversity after a demographic bottleneck in a butterfly population network.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 27 Sept 2016
Jangjoo Maryam, Matter Stephen F, Roland Jens, Keyghobadi Nusha
Abstract excerpt
Demographic bottlenecks that occur when populations fluctuate in size erode genetic diversity, but that diversity can be recovered through immigration. Connectivity among populations and habitat patches in the landscape enhances immigration and should in turn facilitate recovery of genetic diversity after a sudden reduction in population size. For the conservation of genetic diversity, it may therefore be...
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