Invasive predators deplete genetic diversity of island lizards.
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SUBMITTER: Gasc A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2919386 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Aug
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Invasive predators deplete genetic diversity of island lizards.
Gasc Amandine A Duryea M C MC Cox Robert M RM Kern Andrew A Calsbeek Ryan R
PloS one 20100810 8
Invasive species can dramatically impact natural populations, especially those living on islands. Though numerous examples illustrate the ecological impact of invasive predators, no study has examined the genetic consequences for native populations subject to invasion. Here we capitalize on a natural experiment in which a long-term study of the brown anole lizard (Anolis sagrei) was interrupted by rat invasion. An island population that was devastated by rats recovered numerically following rat ...[more]
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