Severe consequences of habitat fragmentation on genetic diversity of an endangered Australian freshwater fish: A call for assisted gene flow

Pavlova, Alexandra; B. Beheregaray, Luciano; A. Coleman, Rhys; M. Gilligan, Dean; A. Harrisson, Katherine; A. Ingram, Brett; Kearns, Joanne; M. Lamb, Annika; Lintermans, Mark; Lyon, Jarod; T. T. Nguyen, Thuy; Sasaki, Minami; Tonkin, Zeb; D. L. Yen, Jian; Sunnucks, Paul

doi:10.1111/eva.12484

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Severe consequences of habitat fragmentation on genetic diversity of an endangered Australian freshwater fish: A call for assisted gene flow

Published in Evolutionary Applications • Apr 11, 2017

Authors:

Alexandra Pavlova

Luciano B. Beheregaray

Rhys A. Coleman

Abstract

Abstract Genetic diversity underpins the ability of populations to persist and adapt to environmental changes. Substantial empirical data show that genetic diversity rapidly deteriorates in small and isolated populations due to genetic drift, leading to reduction in adaptive potential and fitness an...

Subject

Biology

Endangered species

Habitat fragmentation

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