Comparison of adult census size and effective population size support the need for continued protection of two Solomon Island endemics.

ABSTRACT: Because a population's ability to respond to rapid change is dictated by standing genetic variation, we can better predict a population's long-term viability by estimating and then comparing adult census size (N) and effective population size (N _e ). However, most studies only measure N or N _e , which can be misleading. Using a combination of field and genomic sequence data, we here estimate and compare N and N _e in two range-restricted endemics of the Solomon Islands. Two Zosterops White-eye species inhabit the small island of Kolombangara, with a high elevation species endemic to the island (Z. murphyi) and a low elevation species endemic to the Solomon Islands (Z. kulambangra

SUBMITTER: Cowles SA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8903160 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature