Evolutionary BiologyProceedings of the National Academy of SciencesPeer-reviewed
Genomic evidence for inbreeding depression and purging of deleterious genetic variation in Indian tigers
A. Khan, K. Patel, H. Shukla…·U. Ramakrishnan
This study uses whole-genome sequencing of Indian tigers to show that small-isolated populations have higher inbreeding depression and purging of deleterious alleles compared to larger, connected populations.
DOI 10.1073/pnas.2023018118