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Reduced Genetic Diversity and Increased Dispersal in Guigna (Leopardus guigna) in Chilean Fragmented Landscapes.
The Journal of heredity - 1 Jan 2015
Napolitano Constanza, Díaz Diego, Sanderson Jim, Johnson Warren E, Ritland Kermit, Ritland Carol E, Poulin Elie
Abstract excerpt
Landscape fragmentation is often a major cause of species extinction as it can affect a wide variety of ecological processes. The impact of fragmentation varies among species depending on many factors, including their life-history traits and dispersal abilities. Felids are one of the groups most threatened by fragmented landscapes because of their large home ranges, territorial behavior, and low population...
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