Interspecific introgression increases genetic diversity and reduces genetic load in red kites
Severe population declines can erode genetic diversity, leaving populations potentially vulnerable even after abundance rebounds. Genetic diversity of such populations may be refueled by genetic rescue through gene flow from closely related lineages, but it remains unclear whether the benefits of gene flow outweigh the costs of outbreeding as genetic divergence between lineages increases. The red…
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