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Multi-locus Analyses Reveal Four Giraffe Species Instead of One.
Current biology : CB - 26 Sept 2016
Fennessy Julian, Bidon Tobias, Reuss Friederike, Kumar Vikas, Elkan Paul, Nilsson Maria A, Vamberger Melita, Fritz Uwe, Janke Axel
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Traditionally, one giraffe species and up to eleven subspecies have been recognized [1]; however, nine subspecies are commonly accepted [2]. Even after a century of research, the distinctness of each giraffe subspecies remains unclear, and the genetic variation across their distribution range has been incompletely explored. Recent genetic studies on mtDNA have shown reciprocal monophyly of the matrilines among...
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