Elevated recessive lethal frequencies drive hatching failure following near extinction in 'Alala, the Hawaiian crow
Christopher C. Kyriazis, Stefanie Grosser, Yasmin Foster, Bryce M. Masuda, Alison M. Flanagan, Jennifer Balacco, Emma B Crago, Erin M. Datlof, Olivier D. Fedrigo, Giulio Formenti, Catherine E. Grueber, Jacqueline A. Robinson, Jolene T. Sutton, Alan Tracey, Jonathan M. D. Wood, , Aryn P. Wilder
The paper investigates hatching failure in Alala, the Hawaiian crow, after a near-extinction event, identifying recessive lethal haplotypes as the main cause.
bioRxiv · Aug 18, 2026 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology