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PhD student in @consevol at the @ebdonana working on evolutionary history of Iberian grey wolves. Canids enthusiastic🐾🐺 and biodiversity conservationist 🌿
Jan 18, 2023 8 tweets 6 min read
1/8 Paper out! Loss of mitochondrial genetic diversity despite population growth in the Iberian wolf🧬🐺 #wolfConsevol
#SpecialIssue "Advance in Canine Genetics" @Genes_MDPI
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🧵👇🏼 2/8 Iberian wolves declined in the last two centuries due to human persecution and habitat fragmentation. Since the min number around 1970s ☠️📉, their numbers have significantly increased📈 and then stabilized in recent decades.