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Can small populations benefit from genetic rescue?

Posted on 1 Feb, 2021 by Sabhrina Aninta

The core dogma of conservation biology is clear: small populations are bad for species’ persistence. If we observe a population of endangered vertebrates harboring abundant deleterious mutations but without any reduction in fitness, what is happening there? I would like … Continue reading →

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