Genomic signatures of island colonization in highly diverse primates
Ivo Colmonero‐Costeira, Katerina Guschanski, M.L. Djaló, N. Fernandes, Tomás Camará, Kyle Kai‐How Farh, Lukas F. K. Kuderna, Jeffrey Rogers, Tomàs Marquès‐Bonet, Michael W. Bruford, Isa‐Rita M. Russo, Axel Jensen, M.J. Ferreira da Silva
The paper compares genomic diversity, inbreeding, and genetic load between insular and mainland populations of three West African primates, finding lower diversity and higher inbreeding in island populations but no evidence of increased deleterious variation.
bioRxiv · Dec 13, 2024 · PreprintGenomics