High germline mutation rates, but not extreme population outbreaks, influence genetic diversity in a keystone coral predator.
Lewontin's paradox, the observation that levels of genetic diversity (π) do not scale linearly with census population size (Nc) variation, is an evolutionary conundrum. The most extreme mismatches between π and Nc are found for highly abundant marine invertebrates. Yet, the influences of new mu...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2024-02-01
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Series: | PLoS Genetics |
Online Access: | https://journals.plos.org/plosgenetics/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pgen.1011129&type=printable |