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Boom-bust population dynamics drive rapid genetic change.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 30 Apr 2024
Stringer Emily J, Gruber Bernd, Sarre Stephen D, Wardle Glenda M, Edwards Scott V, Dickman Christopher R, Greenville Aaron C, Duncan Richard P
Abstract excerpt
Increasing environmental threats and more extreme environmental perturbations place species at risk of population declines, with associated loss of genetic diversity and evolutionary potential. While theory shows that rapid population declines can cause loss of genetic diversity, populations in some environments, like Australia's arid zone, are repeatedly subject to major population fluctuations yet persist and...
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