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Mitochondrial DNA variability in Giraffa camelopardalis: consequences for taxonomy, phylogeography and conservation of giraffes in West and central Africa.
Comptes rendus biologies - 1 Mar 2007
Hassanin Alexandre, Ropiquet Anne, Gourmand Anne-Laure, Chardonnet Bertrand, Rigoulet Jacques
Abstract excerpt
The giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis) still survives in four countries of West and central Africa. The populations of Niger and Cameroon are generally assigned to the subspecies peralta, but those of Chad and the Central African Republic are taxonomically problematic, as they are referred to as ei...
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