Puma genomes from North and South America provide insights into the genomic consequences of inbreeding

Pumas are experiencing increased isolation as human persecution and habitat loss fragment the populations of this once widespread species. Here, the authors estimate the genomic consequences of this isolation by analyzing the genomes of ten pumas from across North and South America.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Nedda F. Saremi, Megan A. Supple, Ashley Byrne, James A. Cahill, Luiz Lehmann Coutinho, Love Dalén, Henrique V. Figueiró, Warren E. Johnson, Heather J. Milne, Stephen J. O’Brien, Brendan O’Connell, David P. Onorato, Seth P. D. Riley, Jeff A. Sikich, Daniel R. Stahler, Priscilla Marqui Schmidt Villela, Christopher Vollmers, Robert K. Wayne, Eduardo Eizirik, Russell B. Corbett-Detig, Richard E. Green, Christopher C. Wilmers, Beth Shapiro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2019-10-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-12741-1