Long-term population decline of a genetically homogenous continental-wide top Arctic predator
M. Gousy-Leblanc, J.-F. Therrien, T. Broquet, D. Rioux, N. Curt-Grand-Gaudin, N. Tissot, S. Tissot, I. Szabo, L. Wilson, J. T. Evans, V. Bowes, G. Gauthier, K. L. Wiebe, G. Yannic, N. Lecomte
This study uses genetic analysis to show that Snowy Owls across North America form a genetically homogenous population with no differentiation, despite long-distance dispersal, and reveals a long-term population decline linked to climate change.
bioRxiv · Apr 29, 2022Ecology