91 | Indigo Snake Genetics

Dr. Jenkins sits down with Matt Buehler, a Ph.D. Candidate
studying indigo snake genetics. They begin with how Matt found
himself working with indigo snakes and cover some interesting
steps in his career including studying Sea Kraits. They start the
discussion of indigo snake genetics by talking about what has
already been done, including a study using mitochondrial data
that showed there are two clades of Eastern Indigo Snakes and a
second study showing that there is gene flow between the clades.
They talk about Matt’s research, including looking at population
structure of indigo snakes and understanding the indigo snake
genome. The results from all these studies are important for
developing reintroduction strategies.


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