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Population history, phylogeography, and conservation genetics of the last Neotropical mega-herbivore, the lowland tapir (Tapirus terrestris).
BMC evolutionary biology - 14 Sept 2010
de Thoisy Benoit, da Silva Anders Gonçalves, Ruiz-García Manuel, Tapia Andrés, Ramirez Oswaldo, Arana Margarita, Quse Viviana, Paz-y-Miño César, Tobler Mathias, Pedraza Carlos, Lavergne Anne
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BACKGROUND: Understanding the forces that shaped Neotropical diversity is central issue to explain tropical biodiversity and inform conservation action; yet few studies have examined large, widespread species. Lowland tapir (Tapirus terrrestris, Perissodactyla, Tapiridae) is the largest Neotropic...
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