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J Y Jeon1, A J Mularo2, N M Allen1

  • 1Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA.

Trends in Ecology & Evolution
|July 20, 2026
PubMed
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Keywords:
Endangered Species ActRed Listfitnessgenetic diversitygenomic diversityspecies status assessment

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