Urbanization drives genetic erosion and population structure in a historically connected carnivore population
Laurel E. K. Serieys, Megan Jackson, Shaelynn Sleater-Squires, Gabriella R. M. Leighton, Marine Drouilly, Storme Viljoen, Bogdan Cristescu, Kristine J. Teichman, Deborah Jean Winterton, Robert K. Wayne, Jacqueline M. Bishop
This study shows urbanization reduces genetic diversity and increases population structure in caracals, with historical connectivity contrasted by recent genetic structuring.
Conservation Genetics · Apr 1, 2026Peer-reviewedGenetics