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Distinct and diverse: range-wide phylogeography reveals ancient lineages and high genetic variation in the endangered okapi (Okapia johnstoni).
PloS one - 1 Jan 2014
Stanton David W G, Hart John, Galbusera Peter, Helsen Philippe, Shephard Jill, Kümpel Noëlle F, Wang Jinliang, Ewen John G, Bruford Michael W
Abstract excerpt
The okapi is an endangered, evolutionarily distinctive even-toed ungulate classified within the giraffidae family that is endemic to the Democratic Republic of Congo. The okapi is currently under major anthropogenic threat, yet to date nothing is known about its genetic structure and evolutionary history, information important for conservation management given the species' current plight. The distribution of the...
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