Characterizing patterns of genomic variation in the threatened Utah prairie dog: Implications for conservation and management

Abstract Utah prairie dogs (Cynomys parvidens) are federally threatened due to eradication campaigns, habitat destruction, and outbreaks of plague. Today, Utah prairie dogs exist in small, isolated populations, making them less demographically stable and more susceptible to erosion of genetic variat...

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Main Authors: Rachael M. Giglio, Tonie E. Rocke, Jorge E. Osorio, Emily K. Latch
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2021-04-01
Series:Evolutionary Applications
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1111/eva.13179