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    It is not the case that Geographic edge populations systematically exhibit reduced genetic diversity due to serial founder effects and range expansion dynamics.

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    • 1.Edge populations often experience strong local selection pressures, generating adaptive diversity not captured by neutral genetic markers used in surveys.
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    • 2.Counterexamples exist: some peripheral populations maintain high diversity through admixture, gene flow from multiple source populations, or secondary contact zones.
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    • 3.The claim conflates range edges with founder colonization; established edge populations may have reached demographic equilibrium independent of expansion history.
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    • 1.Empirical studies of expanding populations (e.g., human settlement of Americas) show progressive allele loss at geographic margins consistent with founder effects.
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    • 2.Mathematical models of range expansion predict heterozygosity decline proportional to distance from origin when small groups colonize new territory sequentially.
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    • 3.Island and peripheral populations (Galápagos finches, island foxes) demonstrate lower genetic variation than mainland source populations across multiple taxa.
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