Herbarium collections for the win.
Maybe not the time to be dismantling your collections,
@duke-university.bsky.social ?
John Stinchcombe
How useful can #herbarium collections be for genetic monitoring? 🌿
We show that Earth’s currently digitized herbarium specimens can be clustered into HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS of historical “populations” suitable for population genetic studies
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/bios...
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Abstract. Despite growing evidence of widespread genetic responses to anthropogenic activity, data shortfalls constrain genetic monitoring efforts and prec