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Revisiting an Old Riddle: What Determines Genetic Diversity Levels within Species?

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Understanding why some species have more genetic diversity than others is central to the study of ecology and evolution, and carries potentially important implications for conservation biology. Yet not only does this question remain unresolved, it has largely fallen into disregard. With the rapid decrease in sequencing costs, we argue that it is time to revive it.

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10.1371/journal.pbio.1001388
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National Institutes of Health
T32 GM007197

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Biological Sciences Division
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Ecology and Evolution, Human Genetics