Demographic bottlenecks

Genomic studies of endangered species provide insights into their evolution and demographic history, reveal patterns of genomic erosion that might limit their viability, and offer tools for their effective conservation. The Iberian lynx (Lynx pardinus) is the most endangered felid and a unique example of a species on the brink of extinction.

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Demographic bottlenecks can severely reduce the genetic variation of a population or a species. Establishing whether low genetic variation is caused by a bottleneck or a constantly low effective number of individuals is important to understand a species’ ecology and evolution, and it has implications for conservation management.

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Understanding the forces that influence natural variation within and among populations has been a major objective of evolutionary biology for decades (Csilléry et al., 2010). It can be problematic, as natural populations may have complex demographic histories: size and range changes over time can lead to bottlenecks, fusions and expansions that leave signatures on the genetic composition of the population (Avise, 2004). Detection and analysis of genetic diversity can help us to understand the molecular basis of various biological phenomena in these natural systems.

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