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Science Snapshot: Down but Not Out
Inbreeding depression won’t bring the 10 remaining vaquitas to extinction.
Science Snapshot: Down but Not Out
Science Snapshot: Down but Not Out
Inbreeding depression won’t bring the 10 remaining vaquitas to extinction.
Inbreeding depression won’t bring the 10 remaining vaquitas to extinction.
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To Mate or Not to Mate? Baboons’ Inbreeding Defense Is Biased
Saugat Bolakhe | Mar 25, 2022
Researchers find that wild baboons are generally good at avoiding inbreeding, but that it’s more likely to occur with paternal than maternal relatives.
Incest Isn’t Taboo in Nature: Study
Christie Wilcox | May 7, 2021
Avoiding inbreeding appears to be the exception rather than the norm for animals, according to a new meta-analysis of experimental studies.
Image of the Day: Puma Genome Sequencing
Emily Makowski | Oct 21, 2019
The big cats show signs of inbreeding despite conservation efforts to diversify their populations.