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Museum genomics provide insight into the extinction of a specialist North American warbler species.
Scientific reports - 24 Jul 2024
Byerly Paige A, Kearns Anna M, Welch Andreanna, Ochirbat Margad-Erdene, Marra Peter P, Wilson Amy, Campana Michael G, Fleischer Robert C
Abstract excerpt
Museum genomics provide an opportunity to investigate population demographics of extinct species, especially valuable when research prior to extinction was minimal. The Bachman's warbler (Vermivora bachmanii) is hypothesized to have gone extinct due to loss of its specialized habitat. However, little is known about other potential contributing factors such as natural rarity or changes to connectivity following...
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