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Population structure, inbreeding and stripe pattern abnormalities in plains zebras.
Molecular ecology - 1 Jan 2021
Larison Brenda, Kaelin Christopher B, Harrigan Ryan, Henegar Corneliu, Rubenstein Daniel I, Kamath Pauline, Aschenborn Ortwin, Smith Thomas B, Barsh Gregory S
Abstract excerpt
One of the most iconic wild equids, the plains zebra occupies a broad region of sub-Saharan Africa and exhibits a wide range of phenotypic diversity in stripe patterns that have been used to classify multiple subspecies. After decades of relative stability, albeit with a loss of at least one recognized subspecies, the total population of plains zebras has undergone an approximate 25% decline since 2002....
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