Hybridization load introduced by Alpine ibex hybrid swarms
F. Gözde Çilingir, Fabio Landuzzi, Alice Brambilla, Debora Charrance, Federica Furia, Sara Trova, Alberto Peracino, Glauco Camenisch, Dominique Waldvogel, Jo Howard‐McCombe, Yeraldin Chiquinquira Castillo De Spelorzi, Edoardo Henzen, Andrea Bernagozzi, Alessandro Coppe, Jean Marc Christille, , Christine Grossen
The paper estimates hybridization load in Alpine ibex due to hybridization with domestic goats, finding increased loss-of-function mutations in hybrids compared to non-hybrids.
bioRxiv · Jun 24, 2024 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology