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High-quality carnivoran genomes from roadkill samples enable comparative species delineation in aardwolf and bat-eared fox.
eLife - 18 Feb 2021
Allio Rémi, Tilak Marie-Ka, Scornavacca Celine, Avenant Nico L, Kitchener Andrew C, Corre Erwan, Nabholz Benoit, Delsuc Frédéric
Abstract excerpt
In a context of ongoing biodiversity erosion, obtaining genomic resources from wildlife is essential for conservation. The thousands of yearly mammalian roadkill provide a useful source material for genomic surveys. To illustrate the potential of this underexploited resource, we used roadkill samples to study the genomic diversity of the bat-eared fox (Otocyon megalotis) and the aardwolf (Proteles cristatus),...
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