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Phylogeographic and demographic responses of Eurasian moose to climate change since the Late Pleistocene.
Heredity - 1 Jun 2026
Popović Danijela, Baca Mateusz, Mackiewicz Paweł, Zalewska Hanna, Stefaniak Krzysztof, Ridush Bogdan, Kovalchuk Oleksandr, Ratajczak-Skrzatek Urszula, Ostrówka Michał, Golubiński Michał, Hofman-Kamińska Emilia, Kowalczyk Rafał, Pawłowska Kamilla, Makowiecki Daniel, Lõugas Lembi, Rannamäe Eve, Schmölcke Ulrich, Wilczyński Jarosław, Niedziałkowska Magdalena
Abstract excerpt
Large, cold-adapted ungulates are particularly sensitive to environmental changes and human pressure. Despite a decline in its geographic range and population size, the moose (Alces alces) remains one of the few extant representatives of Eurasian megafauna. We analysed the complete mitochondrial genomes (mtDNA) of 95 subfossil and 137 modern Eurasian moose specimens in order to assess how genetic diversity,...
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