Full Mitogenomes in the Critically Endangered Kākāpō Reveal Major Post-Glacial and Anthropogenic Effects on Neutral Genetic Diversity

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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Main Authors: Nicolas Dussex, Johanna von Seth, Bruce C. Robertson, Love Dalén
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-04-01
Series:Genes
Subjects:
bottleneck
expansion
mitogenome
endemic
historical DNA
genetic diversity
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4425/9/4/220

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