Sexual selection purges mutation load, but not overall genetic diversity, decreasing vulnerability to extinction

Michael D. Pointer, Will J. Nash, Matthew J. G. Gage, Tracey Chapman, Alexei A. Maklakov, David S. Richardson

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10.1073/pnas.2608675123
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2026-09-08
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Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
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National Academy of Sciences
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@article{allodium:10.1073/pnas.2608675123,
  title = {Sexual selection purges mutation load, but not overall genetic diversity, decreasing vulnerability to extinction},
  author = {Michael D. Pointer and Will J. Nash and Matthew J. G. Gage and Tracey Chapman and Alexei A. Maklakov and David S. Richardson},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences},
  doi = {10.1073/pnas.2608675123},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2608675123}
}

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TI  - Sexual selection purges mutation load, but not overall genetic diversity, decreasing vulnerability to extinction
AU  - Michael D. Pointer
AU  - Will J. Nash
AU  - Matthew J. G. Gage
AU  - Tracey Chapman
AU  - Alexei A. Maklakov
AU  - David S. Richardson
PY  - 2026
JO  - Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
DO  - 10.1073/pnas.2608675123
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Pointer, M. D., Nash, W. J., Gage, M. J. G., Chapman, T., Maklakov, A. A., & Richardson, D. S. (2026). Sexual selection purges mutation load, but not overall genetic diversity, decreasing vulnerability to extinction. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2608675123

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