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Genetic Diversity and Population Structure of Mesoamerican Jaguars (Panthera onca): Implications for Conservation and Management.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2016
Wultsch Claudia, Caragiulo Anthony, Dias-Freedman Isabela, Quigley Howard, Rabinowitz Salisa, Amato George
Abstract excerpt
Mesoamerican jaguars (Panthera onca) have been extirpated from over 77% of their historic range, inhabiting fragmented landscapes at potentially reduced population sizes. Maintaining and restoring genetic diversity and connectivity across human-altered landscapes has become a major conservation priority; nonetheless large-scale genetic monitoring of natural populations is rare. This is the first regional...
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