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Genome sequencing and conservation genomics in the Scandinavian wolverine population.
Conservation biology : the journal of the Society for Conservation Biology - 1 Dec 2018
Ekblom Robert, Brechlin Birte, Persson Jens, Smeds Linnéa, Johansson Malin, Magnusson Jessica, Flagstad Øystein, Ellegren Hans
Abstract excerpt
Genetic approaches have proved valuable to the study and conservation of endangered populations, especially for monitoring programs, and there is potential for further developments in this direction by extending analyses to the genomic level. We assembled the genome of the wolverine (Gulo gulo), a mustelid that in Scandinavia has recently recovered from a significant population decline, and obtained a 2.42 Gb...
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