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Implications of spatial genetic patterns for conserving African leopards.
Comptes rendus biologies - 1 Nov 2015
Ropiquet Anne, Knight Andrew T, Born Céline, Martins Quinton, Balme Guy, Kirkendall Lawrence, Hunter Luke, Senekal Charl, Matthee Conrad A
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The leopard (Panthera pardus) is heavily persecuted in areas where it predates livestock and threatens human well-being. Attempts to resolve human-leopard conflict typically involve translocating problem animals; however, these interventions are rarely informed by genetic studies and can unintentionally compromise the natural spatial genetic structure and diversity, and possibly the long-term persistence, of the...
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