Genetic diversity crucial to Florida scrub-jay's survival
Friday, October 14, 2016 - 12:01
in Biology & Nature
Ithaca, NY-Legendary conservationist Aldo Leopold once advised: "To keep every cog and wheel is the first precaution of intelligent tinkering." For the Endangered Florida Scrub-Jay, new research shows that saving every last grouping among its small and scattered remnant populations is vital to preserving genetic diversity—and the long-term survival of the species.