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Florida scrub-jay genomes across space and time reveal impacts of population decline and reduced gene flow.
Current biology : CB - 3 Aug 2026
Nguyen Tram N, Cosgrove Elissa J, Chen Nancy, Lehr Natasha, Lokey Mitchell G, Beaudry Felix E G, Fitzpatrick Sarah W, Bowman Reed, Miller Karl E, Fitzpatrick John W, Clark Andrew G
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Whole-genome sequencing is proving to be highly informative about the past demography of free-living populations, and in the context of endangered species, it can provide a quantification of the genetic risk posed by reduced genetic diversity and inbreeding. Prior to 1920, the Florida scrub-jay (Aphelocoma coerulescens) was more numerous across peninsular Florida, but with the expansion of agriculture and human...
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