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Genetic variability and structure of jaguar (Panthera onca) in Mexican zoos.
Genetica - 1 Feb 2016
Rueda-Zozaya Pilar, Mendoza-Martínez Germán D, Martínez-Gómez Daniel, Monroy-Vilchis Octavio, Godoy José Antonio, Sunny Armando, Palomares Francisco, Chávez Cuauhtémoc, Herrera-Haro José
Abstract excerpt
Genealogical records of animals (studbook) are created to avoid reproduction between closely related individuals, which could cause inbreeding, particularly for such endangered species as the Panthera onca (Linnaeus, 1758). Jaguar is the largest felid in the Americas and is considered an important ecological key species. In Mexico, wild jaguar populations have been significantly reduced in recent decades, and...
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