Ernesto Arbeláez

First genomic evidence of inbreeding in South American pumas and the role of Andean climate history in shaping genetic diversity

Climatic oscillations in the Andes have repeatedly reshaped habitats over millions of years, yet their long-term genomic consequences for carnivores with broad geographic distributions remain unclear. Given the long evolutionary history of pumas ( Puma concolor ) in South America, the continent has long been cons...