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Heterochronous mitogenomes shed light on the Holocene history of the Scandinavian brown bear.
Scientific reports - 22 Oct 2024
Feinauer Isabelle Sofie, Lord Edana, von Seth Johanna, Xenikoudakis Georgios, Ersmark Erik, Dalén Love, Meleg Ioana-Nicoleta
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Following glacial retreat after the last ice age, brown bears (Ursus arctos) recolonised Scandinavia. Previous research based on mitochondrial markers suggests that bears recolonised from both the north and the south, with a contact zone in central Scandinavia. More recently, the Scandinavian brown bear was subjected to a strong population decline with only ca. 130 remaining individuals, due to intense human...
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