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Mink by mink: stitching together signatures of subspecies adaptation through a pangenome of threatened mustelids

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By Scott Forbes, Mary Rutter, Robin Smith, Nataly Viviana Vargas, Harshita Akella, Kate R. Castellano, Nicole Pauloski, Noah Reid, Kerry A. Cobb, Rachel O’Neill, Elizabeth L. Jockusch, Jill L. Wegrzyn, Paul Hapeman, Aishatu Affini, Hailey Baranowski, Elena N. Foust, Kristyn Hatley, Ethan L. Ni, Airianna McGuire, Kyle Paist, Teisha King
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Abstract Subspecies represent evolutionarily distinct lineages that preserve patterns of adaptive diversity and ecological specialization within species. Genomic tools can assist with subspecies delineation, and provide support for classifications based solely on morphological, geographic, or ecological traits. The American mink (Neogale vison), as semi-aquatic mustelid carnivore with a broad ecological range across North America, includes several putative subspecies of conservation concern.
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