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Interspecific hybridization between greater kudu and nyala.
Genetica - 1 Jun 2014
Dalton Desiré L, Tordiffe Adrian, Luther Ilse, Duran Assumpta, van Wyk Anna M, Brettschneider Helene, Oosthuizen Almero, Modiba Catherine, Kotzé Antoinette
Abstract excerpt
Hybridization of wildlife species, even in the absence of introgression, is of concern due to wasted reproductive effort and a reduction in productivity. In this study we detail an accidental mating between a female nyala (Tragelaphus angasii) and a male greater kudu (T. strepsiceros). The hybrid was phenotypically nyala and was identified as such based on mitochondrial DNA. Further genetic analysis based on nine...
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