Link to published paper:
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And link to prior BlueSky thread on our preprint summarizing our work:
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Identifying close relatives in wild animal populations is fundamental across many research fields. Genetic estimates of relatedness have expanded rapidly in recent decades, drawing on a range of gene....
(1/2) The preprint of our perspective on genetic estimates of relatedness in animal populations is out! Big Congratulations to Annika!
doi.org/10.32942/X28...
A systematic review of 2,861 articles shows that, even in 2025, 75% of such studies use microsatellites. And most use only a few!
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