Genome sequencing uncovers the history of the Russian desman’s gradual population decline and contributes to the evolutionary history of Talpidae

Although anthropogenic factors have undoubtedly contributed to recent declines, our data reveal that the reduction in the desman population is primarily an ancient process driven by natural causes. This has resulted in persistent declines in both effective population size and geographic range and then subsequent evolutionary extinction of ancient taxa with limited adaptive capabilities. These findings lay the groundwork for future genomic conservation studies, incorporating expanded sampling and targeted investigation of specific genomic features.

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BMC Ecology and Evolution
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2026-01-12
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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12862-026-02492-1
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Species Distribution and Climate Change
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Genome sequencing uncovers the history of the Russian desman’s gradual population decline and contributes to the evolutionary history of Talpidae

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Although anthropogenic factors have undoubtedly contributed to recent declines, our data reveal that the reduction in the desman population is primarily an ancient process driven by natural causes. This has resulted in persistent declines in both effective population size and geographic range and then subsequent evolutionary extinction of ancient taxa with limited adaptive capabilities. These findings lay the groundwork for future genomic conservation studies, incorporating expanded sampling and targeted investigation of specific genomic features.

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Academy of Sciences Republic of Uzbekistan (UZ), North-Eastern Federal University (RU), European University at Saint Petersburg (RU), Lomonosov Moscow State University (RU), Kurchatov Institute (RU), Koltzov Institute of Developmental Biology (RU), Vavilov Institute of General Genetics (RU), Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution (RU), Moscow State University (TJ)
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Genome sequencing uncovers the history of the Russian desman’s gradual population decline and contributes to the evolutionary history of Talpidae — A. A. Lisenkova, Vladimir N. Lebedev, et al. · BMC Ecology and Evolution (2026) | TGRS Research Map | TGRS