Researchers have proposed that some wild plant species ... We have explored which genetic or physical traits facilitated or constrained the domestication of wild species." The team, which also ...

A surprisingly trend was that we saw genetic diversity declining even among” many species that aren’t considered at risk, said co-author Catherine Grueber, a conservation biologist at the ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Two-thirds of animal and plant ... a species goes extinct, the population becomes smaller and more fragmented, shrinking the number of potential mates and therefore genetic ...