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=== Urban Influence === It is important to note the impact that humans have on genetic diversity as well, and be aware of the ways to reduce harmful impacts on natural environments.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Mysterud |first=Atle |date=13 May 2011 |title=Selective harvesting of large mammals: how often does it result in directional selection? |url=https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1365-2664.2011.02006.x |journal=Journal of Applied Ecology |language=en |volume=48 |issue=4 |pages=827β834 |doi=10.1111/j.1365-2664.2011.02006.x|url-access=subscription }}</ref> Major roads, waterway pollution, and [[urbanization]] all cause environmental selection and could potentially result in changes in allele frequencies.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Hunter |first=Philip |date=April 2007 |title=The human impact on biological diversity |journal=EMBO Reports |volume=8 |issue=4 |pages=316β318 |doi=10.1038/sj.embor.7400951 |pmid=17401404 |pmc=1852758 }}</ref> Hunting may also play a role in directional selection, albeit more so in smaller populations.
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