Evolutionary BiologybioRxivPreprint
Population specific bottlenecks inflated differentiation measures of Louisiana black bear and negate subspecific status
Emily E. Puckett, Heather R. Clendenin
The paper evaluates genetic differentiation in Louisiana black bears, showing that historical bottlenecks and phylogeography, not local adaptation, drive genomic variation, and does not support subspecies status.
DOI 10.64898/2026.02.18.706691