Genomic insights into the recent evolution of ecotypes: delineating at-risk caribou populations with high gene flow.

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BACKGROUND: Ecotypes hold unique behavioral and/or life history diversity. Identifying genetic divergence among ecotypes is critical for informing their designations and conservation status. However, detecting these differences can be challenging, particularly for ecotypes that are rooted in behavior, share habitats, and exhibit high gene flow. In Ontario and Quebec (Canada), two ecotypes of woodland caribou...

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• Ecotype
• Evolution, Molecular
• Gene Flow
• Genetics, Population
• Genomics