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Genetic Evidence for Contrasting Wetland and Savannah Habitat Specializations in Different Populations of Lions (Panthera leo).
The Journal of heredity - 1 Mar 2016
Moore Andy E, Cotterill Fenton P D Woody, Winterbach Christiaan W, Winterbach Hanlie E K, Antunes Agostinho, O'Brien Stephen J
Abstract excerpt
South-central Africa is characterized by an archipelago of wetlands, which has evolved in time and space since at least the Miocene, providing refugia for animal species during Pleistocene arid episodes. Their importance for biodiversity in the region is reflected in the evolution of a variety of specialist mammal and bird species, adapted to exploit these wetland habitats. Populations of lions (Panthera leo)...
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