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Selection against domestication alleles in introduced rabbit populations.
Nature ecology & evolution - 1 Aug 2024
Andrade Pedro, Alves Joel M, Pereira Paulo, Rubin Carl-Johan, Silva Eugénio, Sprehn C Grace, Enbody Erik, Afonso Sandra, Faria Rui, Zhang Yexin, Bonino Never, Duckworth Janine A, Garreau Hervé, Letnic Mike, Strive Tanja, Thulin Carl-Gustaf, Queney Guillaume, Villafuerte Rafael, Jiggins Francis M, Ferrand Nuno, Andersson Leif, Carneiro Miguel
Abstract excerpt
Humans have moved domestic animals around the globe for thousands of years. These have occasionally established feral populations in nature, often with devastating ecological consequences. To understand how natural selection shapes re-adaptation into the wild, we investigated one of the most successful colonizers in history, the European rabbit. By sequencing the genomes of 297 rabbits across three continents, we...
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