Use of the nucleotide diversity in COI mitochondrial gene as an early diagnostic of conservation status of animal species
Abstract Species assessed as threatened by the International Union of Conservation of Nature (IUCN) show evidence of declining population sizes. Genetic diversity is lost by this decline, which reduces the adaptive potential of the species and increases its extinction risk in a changing environment....
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley
2021-01-01
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| Series: | Conservation Letters |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1111/conl.12756 |