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Genetic diversity and origin of the feral horses in Theodore Roosevelt National Park.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2018
Ovchinnikov Igor V, Dahms Taryn, Herauf Billie, McCann Blake, Juras Rytis, Castaneda Caitlin, Cothran E Gus
Abstract excerpt
Feral horses in Theodore Roosevelt National Park (TRNP) represent an iconic era of the North Dakota Badlands. Their uncertain history raises management questions regarding origins, genetic diversity, and long-term genetic viability. Hair samples with follicles were collected from 196 horses in the Park and used to sequence the control region of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) and to profile 12 autosomal short tandem...
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