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Evolutionary history and identification of conservation units in the giant otter, Pteronura brasiliensis.
Molecular phylogenetics and evolution - 1 Dec 2011
Pickles R S A, Groombridge J J, Zambrana Rojas V D, Van Damme P, Gottelli D, Kundu S, Bodmer R, Ariani C V, Iyengar A, Jordan W C
Abstract excerpt
The giant otter, Pteronura brasiliensis, occupies a range including the major drainage basins of South America, yet the degree of structure that exists within and among populations inhabiting these drainages is unknown. We sequenced portions of the mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) cytochrome b (612bp) and control region (383 bp) genes in order to determine patterns of genetic variation within the species. We found high...
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