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Disease induced changes in gene flow patterns among Tasmanian devil populations

2013-09-01

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Infectious diseases of wildlife reduce population size and may erode genetic diversity, constituting an extinction threat. The Tasmanian devil (Sarcophilus harrisii) is threatened with extinction by an infectious cancer, the devil facial tumour disease (DFTD). In less than two decades, DFTD has caused a more than 85% overall population decline. We used ten polymorphic microsatellite loci to quantify the effects of...

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DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2013.05.014

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