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Limited lifetime costs of inbreeding in a large wild passerine population

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Oct 02, 2026 version files 127.08 MB

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Abstract

Inbreeding depression can have major negative effects on both individual fitness and population performance. Genomic data offer methods to estimate realised inbreeding in wild populations, which have classically been limited to studies of insular populations without the natural context of dispersal. Here, we apply genomic methods to a superb fairy-wren (Malurus cyaneus) population that has been subject to detailed study of fitness variation over three decades. We use genomic inbreeding estimates to explicitly test for inbreeding depression across several key components of individual fitness, including nestling condition, juvenile survival, and adult traits. The code repository and datasets provided provide the basis for: 1) Application of genotype calling thresholds to DArTseq data, 2) Modelling of inbreeding depression and 3) Analysis of immigrant genetic contributions. Data presented is de-identified and subset to relevant individuals (1 & 2). The genetic contribution analyses (3) are presented with a mock pedigree.