Pervasive and recurrent hybridisation prevents inbreeding depression in Europe's most threatened seabird
Guillem Izquierdo-Arànega, Cristian Cuevas-Caballé, Francesco Giannelli, Josephine R. Paris, Karen Bourgeois, Emiliano Trucchi, Jacob González‐Solís, Marta Riutort, Joan Ferrer, Julio Rozas
The paper investigates hybridisation in Balearic shearwaters and finds it prevents inbreeding depression by maintaining genetic diversity and resilience.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · Aug 20, 2025Peer-reviewedEvolutionary Biology