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Phylogeographic Patterns in Africa and High Resolution Delineation of Genetic Clades in the Lion (Panthera leo).
Scientific reports - 4 Aug 2016
Bertola L D, Jongbloed H, van der Gaag K J, de Knijff P, Yamaguchi N, Hooghiemstra H, Bauer H, Henschel P, White P A, Driscoll C A, Tende T, Ottosson U, Saidu Y, Vrieling K, de Iongh H H
Abstract excerpt
Comparative phylogeography of African savannah mammals shows a congruent pattern in which populations in West/Central Africa are distinct from populations in East/Southern Africa. However, for the lion, all African populations are currently classified as a single subspecies (Panthera leo leo), while the only remaining population in Asia is considered to be distinct (Panthera leo persica). This distinction is...
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