Signs of Inbreeding Among SoCal Mountain Lions Raise Extinction Fears Researchers have long had genetic evidence of inbreeding, but the malformed sperm is the first evidence that inbreeding is ...
The first reproductive signs of inbreeding have been found in mountain lions being monitored in the Santa Monica and Santa Ana mountains, scientists say, a discovery that reveals a serious threat to ...
LOS ANGELES — Scientists tracking two local mountain lion populations, one in the Santa Monica Mountains and another in the Santa Anas, have identified the first reproductive signs of inbreeding among ...
The genome of a once-endangered songbird shows extensive signs of inbreeding, according to a new study. Because inbreeding can negatively impact survival and reproduction, the results could guide ...
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) - Scientists tracking two local mountain lion populations, one in the Santa Monica Mountains and another in the Santa Anas, have identified the first reproductive signs of ...
Their findings are similar to the signs of severe inbreeding seen early on among most Florida panthers in the 1990s, including the kinked tails, undescended testes and teratospermia (60% or more ...