1 Dagobert II, 679; he was one of the last kings of the Merovingian line, murdered by persons unknown in the Ardennes Forest on December 23.  Giovanni Borgia, 2nd Duke of Gandia, 1497; his body was recovered in the Tiber with his throat slit and about nine stab wounds on his torso.
Bottlenecks and Founder Effects. Genetic drift can cause big losses of genetic variation for small populations. Population bottlenecks occur when a populations size is reduced for at least one generation.ottlenecks and Founder Effects. Genetic drift can cause big losses of genetic variation for small populations. Population bottlenecks occur when a populations size is reduced for at least one generation.
Bottleneck effects dramatically reduce genetic diversity because most of the population dies and the genes carried by diverse individuals perish with them. Northern elephant seals, for example, were hunted almost to extinction in the late 19th century; at one point there were as few as 20 left alive.