Browsing School of Life and Environmental Sciences by subject "0603 Evolutionary Biology"
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Inbreeding depression in one of the last DFTD-free wild populations of Tasmanian devils
Published 2020-01-01Background. Vulnerable species experiencing inbreeding depression are prone to localised extinctions because of their reduced fitness. For Tasmanian devils, the rapid spread of devil facial tumour disease (DFTD) has led ...Article -
Variants in the host genome may inhibit tumour growth in devil facial tumours: evidence from genome-wide association
Published 2017-01-01Devil facial tumour disease (DFTD) has decimated wild populations of Tasmanian devils (Sarcophilus harrisii) due to its ability to avoid immune detection and pass from host to host by biting. A small number of devils have ...Article