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Phylogeography of the smooth-coated otter (Lutrogale perspicillata): distinct evolutionary lineages and hybridization with the Asian small-clawed otter (Aonyx cinereus).
Scientific reports - 27 Jan 2017
Moretti Beatrice, Al-Sheikhly Omar F, Guerrini Monica, Theng Meryl, Gupta Brij K, Haba Mukhtar K, Khan Waseem A, Khan Aleem A, Barbanera Filippo
Abstract excerpt
We investigated the phylogeography of the smooth-coated otter (Lutrogale perspicillata) to determine its spatial genetic structure for aiding an adaptive conservation management of the species. Fifty-eight modern and 11 archival (dated 1882-1970) otters sampled from Iraq to Malaysian Borneo were genotyped (mtDNA Cytochrome-b, 10 microsatellite DNA loci). Moreover, 16 Aonyx cinereus (Asian small-clawed otter) and...
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