Age‐dependent, negative heterozygosity–fitness correlations and local effects in an endangered Caribbean reptile, Iguana delicatissima
Abstract Inbreeding depression can have alarming impacts on threatened species with small population sizes. Assessing inbreeding has therefore become an important focus of conservation research. In this study, heterozygosity–fitness correlations (HFCs) were measured by genotyping 7 loci in 83 adult...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wiley
2018-02-01
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Series: | Ecology and Evolution |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.3826 |