Evolutionary BiologybioRxivPreprint
Genetic Diversity and Population Structure of the Black-Footed Cat: Insights into Felis's Deadliest Predator
Victoria B. Grant, Kelsie E. Hunnicutt, Michelle Schroeder…·Molly E. Schumer
This study sequenced whole genomes of black-footed cats to analyze their population structure and genetic diversity, finding low diversity but no long runs of homozygosity and evidence of recent population contraction.
DOI 10.64898/2026.05.29.728895