Genomic characterization and virulence gene profiling of Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae isolated from widespread muskox mortalities in the Canadian Arctic …

LV Seru, TL Forde, A Roberto-Charron, F Mavrot… - BMC genomics, 2024 - Springer
Background Muskoxen are important ecosystem components and provide food, economic
opportunities, and cultural well-being for Indigenous communities in the Canadian Arctic …

Chromosomal-level reference genome assembly of muskox (Ovibos moschatus) from Banks Island in the Canadian Arctic, a resource for conservation genomics

S Lok, TNH Lau, B Trost, AHY Tong, T Paton… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
The muskox (Ovibos moschatus), an integral component and iconic symbol of arctic
biocultural diversity, is under threat by rapid environmental disruptions from climate change …

Demographic History and Inbreeding in Two Declining Sea Duck Species Inferred From Whole‐Genome Sequence Data

MI Cádiz, ANB Tengstedt, IH Sørensen… - Evolutionary …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Anthropogenic impact has transitioned from threatening already rare species to causing
significant declines in once numerous organisms. Long‐tailed duck (Clangula hyemalis) …

Population Genomic History of the Endangered Anatolian and Cyprian Mouflons in Relation to Worldwide Wild, Feral, and Domestic Sheep Lineages

G Atağ, D Kaptan, E Yüncü… - Genome Biology and …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Once widespread in their homelands, the Anatolian mouflon (Ovis gmelini anatolica) and the
Cyprian mouflon (Ovis gmelini ophion) were driven to near extinction during the 20th century …

Whole‐Genome Evaluation of Genetic Rescue: The Case of a Curiously Isolated and Endangered Butterfly

ZG MacDonald, JR Dupuis, JRN Glasier… - Molecular …, 2025 - Wiley Online Library
Genetic rescue, or the translocation of individuals among populations to augment gene flow,
can help ameliorate inbreeding depression and loss of adaptive potential in small and …

Genomic‐Guided Conservation Actions to Restore the Most Endangered Conifer in the Mediterranean Basin

JC Del Valle, M Arista, C Benítez‐Benítez… - Molecular …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Species with extremely small population sizes are critically endangered because of reduced
genetic diversity, increased inbreeding and hybridisation threats. Genomic tools significantly …

Genotype likelihoods incorporated in non-linear dimensionality reduction techniques infer fine-scale population genetic structure

FG Çilingir, K Uzel, C Grossen - bioRxiv, 2024 - biorxiv.org
Understanding population structure is essential for conservation genetics, as it provides
insights into population connectivity and supports the development of targeted strategies to …

Does hybridisation with an invasive species threaten Europe's most endangered reptile? Genomic assessment of Aeolian lizards on Vulcano island

JR Paris, GF Ficetola, J Ferrer Obiol, I Silva-Rocha… - bioRxiv, 2024 - biorxiv.org
Interspecific hybridisation can be consequential for rare and insular endemic species. The
Critically Endangered Aeolian wall lizard, Podarcis raffonei, severely declined due to …

Predicted deleterious mutations reveal the genomic mechanisms underlying fitness variation in a lekking bird

R Chen, C Soulsbury, K Hench, K van Oers, J Hoffman - 2024 - researchsquare.com
Deleterious mutations are ubiquitous in natural populations and, when expressed, reduce
fitness. However, the specific nature of these mutations and the mechanisms through which …

[PDF][PDF] Accurate runs of homozygosity estimation from low coverage genome sequences in non-model species

R Taylor, M Manseau, P Wilson - 2024 - caribougenome.ca
Runs of homozygosity (ROH) are increasingly being analyzed using whole genome
sequences in non-model species as a measure of inbreeding and to assess demographic …