Limited genomic signatures of population collapse in the critically endangered black abalone (Haliotis cracherodii)
B. Wooldridge, C. Orland, E. Enbody, M. Escalona, C. D. Mirchandani, R. Corbett-Detig, J. D. Kapp, N. Fletcher, K. Ammann, P. Raimondi, B. Shapiro
The paper analyzes the genomes of black abalone to assess genetic impacts of a population collapse and finds no spatial genetic structure, high genetic diversity, and low WS prevalence, suggesting translocation could aid recovery.
bioRxiv · Jan 26, 2024Evolutionary Biology