Megafaunal extinctions--not climate change--seem to explain Holocene genetic diversity declines in Numenius shorebirds
H. Z. Tan, J. J. F. J. Jansen, G. A. Allport, K. M. Garg, B. Chattopadhyay, M. Irestedt, S. E. H. Pang, G. Chilton, C. Y. Gwee, F. E. Rheindt
The paper investigates genetic diversity declines in Numenius shorebirds and finds that megafaunal extinctions, not climate change, are linked to these declines.
bioRxiv · Jul 2, 2021 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology