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Historical mitochondrial diversity in African leopards (Panthera pardus) revealed by archival museum specimens.
Mitochondrial DNA. Part A, DNA mapping, sequencing, and analysis - 1 Apr 2018
Anco Corey, Kolokotronis Sergios-Orestis, Henschel Philipp, Cunningham Seth W, Amato George, Hekkala Evon
Abstract excerpt
Once found throughout Africa and Eurasia, the leopard (Panthera pardus) was recently uplisted from Near Threatened to Vulnerable by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN). Historically, more than 50% of the leopard's global range occurred in continental Africa, yet sampling from this part of the species' distribution is only sparsely represented in prior studies examining patterns of...
Topics
- Africa
- Animals
- Conservation of Natural Resources
- DNA, Mitochondrial
- Endangered Species
- Fossils
- Genetic Variation
- Haplotypes
- Mitochondria
- Museums
- Panthera