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Genomic Variation and Recent Population Histories of Spotted (Strix occidentalis) and Barred (Strix varia) Owls.
Genome biology and evolution - 7 May 2021
Fujito Naoko T, Hanna Zachary R, Levy-Sakin Michal, Bowie Rauri C K, Kwok Pui-Yan, Dumbacher John P, Wall Jeffrey D
Abstract excerpt
Spotted owls (SOs, Strix occidentalis) are a flagship species inhabiting old-growth forests in western North America. In recent decades, their populations have declined due to ongoing reductions in suitable habitat caused by logging, wildfires, and competition with the congeneric barred owl (BO, Strix varia). The northern spotted owl (S. o. caurina) has been listed as "threatened" under the Endangered Species Act...
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