Extreme male reproductive skew limits effective population size in American Standardbred horses
Robin S. Waples, Anas Khanshour, E. Gus Cothran
This study examines how extreme male reproductive skew in American Standardbred horses reduces effective population size, leading to very low Ne/N ratios and genetic diversity loss.
Journal of Heredity · Aug 8, 2026Peer-reviewedEvolutionary Biology