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Evaluating the genetic consequences of population subdivision as it unfolds and how to best mitigate them: A rare story about koalas.
Molecular ecology - 1 May 2023
Frère C H, O'Reilly G D, Strickland K, Schultz A, Hohwieler K, Hanger J, de Villiers D, Cristescu R, Powell D, Sherwin W
Abstract excerpt
The genetic consequences of the subdivision of populations are regarded as significant to long-term evolution, and research has shown that the scale and speed at which this is now occurring is critically reducing the adaptive potential of most species which inhabit human-impacted landscapes. Here, we provide a rare and, to our knowledge, the first analysis of this process while it is happening and demonstrate a...
Topics
- Animals
- Humans
- Genetic Variation
- Phascolarctidae
- Ecosystem
- Conservation of Natural Resources
- Genetic Drift
- Genetics, Population