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Domestic Dog Introgression in Australian Dingoes: Environmental Drivers and Evolutionary Consequences.
Molecular ecology - 1 Apr 2026
Osuna-Mascaró Carolina, Cairns Kylie M, Doan Karolina, Flores-Manzanero Alejandro, Nesbitt Bradley J, Newsome Thomas M, Pilot Małgorzata
Abstract excerpt
Introgressive hybridisation between wild and domestic animals is a widespread phenomenon with important implications for genetic diversity, local adaptation, and conservation management. The causes and consequences of this process are poorly understood. In Australia, hybridisation between dingoes and domestic dogs presents a dual conservation challenge, threatening the genetic integrity of dingoes while allowing...
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