Article
Genomic insights into the critically endangered King Island scrubtit.
The Journal of heredity - 20 Aug 2024
Crates Ross, von Takach Brenton, Young Catherine M, Stojanovic Dejan, Neaves Linda E, Murphy Liam, Gautschi Daniel, Hogg Carolyn J, Heinsohn Robert, Bell Phil, Farquharson Katherine A
Abstract excerpt
Small, fragmented, or isolated populations are at risk of population decline due to fitness costs associated with inbreeding and genetic drift. The King Island scrubtit Acanthornis magna greeniana is a critically endangered subspecies of the nominate Tasmanian scrubtit A. m. magna, with an estimated population of <100 individuals persisting in three patches of swamp forest. The Tasmanian scrubtit is widespread in...
Topics
- Endangered Species
- Animals
- Tasmania
- Genetics, Population
- Genetic Variation
- Inbreeding
- Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
- Genomics
- Islands
- Genome
