Full Mitogenomes in the Critically Endangered Kākāpō Reveal Major Post-Glacial and Anthropogenic Effects on Neutral Genetic Diversity
Understanding how species respond to population declines is a central question in conservation and evolutionary biology. Population declines are often associated with loss of genetic diversity, inbreeding and accumulation of deleterious mutations, which can lead to a reduction in fitness and subsequ...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2018-04-01
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| Series: | Genes |
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| Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4425/9/4/220 |