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Whole-Genome Evaluation of Genetic Rescue: The Case of a Curiously Isolated and Endangered Butterfly.
Molecular ecology - 1 Feb 2025
MacDonald Zachary G, Dupuis Julian R, Glasier James R N, Sissons Robert, Moehrenschlager Axel, Shaffer H Bradley, Sperling Felix A H
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Genetic rescue, or the translocation of individuals among populations to augment gene flow, can help ameliorate inbreeding depression and loss of adaptive potential in small and isolated populations. Genetic rescue is currently under consideration for an endangered butterfly in Canada, the Half-moon Hairstreak (Satyrium semiluna). A small, unique population persists in Waterton Lakes National Park, Alberta,...
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