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Range-Wide Genomic Analysis of Pygmy Rabbits (Brachylagus idahoensis) Reveals Genetic Distinctiveness of the Endangered Columbia Basin Population.
Genes - 18 Mar 2026
Nerkowski Stacey A, Waits Lisette P, Warheit Kenneth I, Bacchiocchi Ilaria, Hohenlohe Paul A
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BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: Pygmy rabbits (Brachylagus idahoensis) are closely associated with sagebrush steppe habitat across the western United States, and loss and fragmentation of this habitat has contributed to the near extirpation of the Columbia Basin population in Washington state (CB). The CB pygmy rabbit was listed under the Endangered Species Act in 2003, and recovery efforts have included captive breeding,...
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