Inbreeding

[Alex Shaffer]

Hello, was wondering what everyones opinions were on the topic of inbreeding. Has it been successful in the past and if so, to what extent.

[AlexW]

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In any case, it is known to be definitely harmful for at least some insect species; there was a research study somewhere documenting that a coccinellid species was harmed by it. I think there were also studies on Drosophila and Tribolium showing the same.