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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
Abstract excerpt
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 Neotropical herbivore whose ancestors arrived in South America during the Great American Biotic Interchange. A Pleistocene...
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