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10 summaries matching “lynx” in Felid Genetics & Evolution
Research overview: genetic load and purging in small felid populations
OverviewSmall populations accumulate deleterious mutations, the genetic load, but sustained inbreeding can also expose and remove the most harmful recessive variants through a process called purging. This ove…
Research overview: genomic erosion in threatened cats
OverviewGenomic erosion refers to the cumulative loss of genetic diversity and accumulation of harmful variation that accompanies population decline, and cats provide some of its clearest examples. This overv…
Research overview: genomics and recovery of the Iberian lynx
OverviewThe Iberian lynx became the world's most endangered cat, falling to fewer than one hundred individuals before an intensive recovery effort. This overview surveys genomic studies revealing that the spe…
Research overview: hybridization and introgression across the cat family
OverviewHybridization between cat species, both in captivity and occasionally in the wild, has played a larger role in felid evolution than once appreciated. This overview surveys the spectrum from ancient in…
Research overview: natural hybridization between bobcat and Canada lynx
OverviewWhere the ranges of the bobcat and the Canada lynx overlap along the southern edge of the lynx distribution, the two species occasionally hybridize, producing animals sometimes called blynx. This over…
Research overview: phylogeny and biogeography of the lynx lineage
OverviewThe lynx lineage comprises four species: the Eurasian lynx, the Iberian lynx, the Canada lynx, and the bobcat. This overview surveys the molecular phylogeny of the group, the timing of their divergenc…
Research overview: phylogeography and reintroduction genetics of the Eurasian lynx
OverviewThe Eurasian lynx is the most widespread lynx, ranging across the forests of Europe and Asia, and has been the subject of both phylogeographic study and reintroduction efforts. This overview surveys t…
Research overview: population genetics of the Canada lynx
OverviewThe Canada lynx is tightly linked to boreal forests and the cyclical abundance of snowshoe hares, and its genetics reflect both high mobility and sensitivity to habitat at its southern range edge. Thi…
Research overview: runs of homozygosity as a signature of inbreeding in cats
OverviewWhole-genome sequencing reveals long stretches where an individual inherited identical segments from both parents, called runs of homozygosity, which accumulate with inbreeding and small population si…
Research overview: the eight lineages of the cat family Felidae
OverviewModern cats are divided into eight monophyletic lineages: the Panthera lineage (lions, tigers, leopards, jaguars, snow leopards, clouded leopards), the bay cat lineage, the caracal lineage, the ocelot…