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The conservation value of admixed phenotypes in a critically endangered species complex.
Scientific reports - 23 Sept 2020
Sadanandan Keren R, Low Gabriel W, Sridharan Sheeraja, Gwee Chyi Yin, Ng Elize Y X, Yuda Pramana, Prawiradilaga Dewi M, Lee Jessica G H, Tritto Anaïs, Rheindt Frank E
Abstract excerpt
In today's environmental crisis, conservationists are increasingly confronted with terminally endangered species whose last few surviving populations may be affected by allelic introgression from closely related species. Yet there is a worrying lack of evidence-based recommendations and solutions for this emerging problem. We analyzed genome-wide DNA markers and plumage variability in a critically endangered...
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