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Elucidating biogeographical patterns in Australian native canids using genome wide SNPs.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2018
Cairns Kylie M, Shannon Laura M, Koler-Matznick Janice, Ballard J William O, Boyko Adam R
Abstract excerpt
Dingoes play a strong role in Australia's ecological framework as the apex predator but are under threat from hybridization and agricultural control programs. Government legislation lists the conservation of the dingo as an important aim, yet little is known about the biogeography of this enigmatic canine, making conservation difficult. Mitochondrial and Y chromosome DNA studies show evidence of population...
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