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Genealogical analysis of European bison population revealed a growing up population despite very low genetic diversity.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2022
Machová Karolína, Štruncová Pavla, Calta Jan, Tichý Ladislav, Vostrý Luboš
Abstract excerpt
In 1919, the European bison population became extinct in the wild. The rescue of the lowland subspecies and the whole species was achieved mainly thanks to individuals from the Białowieża Forest (Polish-Belarusian border). There are currently two breeding lines-the lowland (purebred B. b. Bonasus) founded by 7 individuals and the lowland-Caucasian (hybrids of B. b. Bonasus and B. b. caucasicus) founded by 12...
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