Loss of Genetic Diversity Can Predict Extinction Risk for Animals (IMAGE)

Purdue University

Loss of Genetic Diversity Can Predict Extinction Risk for Animals

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Purdue wildlife geneticist Janna Willoughby developed a statistical approach to estimating genetic diversity in an animal population, an improved way for conservationists to identify and track the threat of extinction in species like this Galapagos giant tortoise.

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Purdue University / Tom Campbell

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