GenomicsSciencePeer-reviewed
Natural selection shaped the rise and fall of passenger pigeon genomic diversity
Gemma G. R. Murray, André E. R. Soares, Ben J. Novak…·Beth Shapiro
The paper analyzes genomic data from passenger pigeons and their relatives to show that natural selection reduced neutral genetic diversity despite large population size, challenging previous extinction theories.
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