Combined evidence reveals the origin of a rapid range expansion despite retained genetic diversity and a weak founder effect
Nora M. Bergman, Petteri Lehikoinen, Edward Kluen, Staffan Bensch, Camilla Lo Cascio Sætre, Fabrice Eroukhmanoff, Frode Fossøy, Petr Procházka, William J. Smith, Bård Gunnar Stokke, Craig Robert Primmer, Rose Thorogood, Katja H. Rönkä
The paper combines historical and genomic data to show a rapid range expansion of the common reed warbler without significant genetic diversity loss, suggesting high dispersal mitigates founder effects.
Molecular Ecology · Aug 19, 2025Peer-reviewedEvolutionary Biology