Trapped in the extinction vortex? Strong genetic effects in a declining vertebrate population
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Inbreeding and loss of genetic diversity are expected to increase the extinction risk of small populations, but detailed tests in natural populations are scarce. We combine long-term population and fitness data with those from two ty...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2010-02-01
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| Series: | BMC Evolutionary Biology |
| Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/10/33 |