Deciphering Anthropogenic Effects on the Genetic Background of the Red Deer in the Iberian Peninsula

Anthropogenic hybridization is one of the greatest threats to global biodiversity. It incites human-mediated gene flow between non-native/exotic and native taxa, which can have irreversible effects on native species or locally adapted populations, eventually leading to extinction. The red deer, Cerv...

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Main Authors: João Queirós, Christian Gortázar, Paulo Célio Alves
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fevo.2020.00147/full