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High genetic diversity and low differentiation reflect the ecological versatility of the African leopard.
Current biology : CB - 10 May 2021
Pečnerová Patrícia, Garcia-Erill Genís, Liu Xiaodong, Nursyifa Casia, Waples Ryan K, Santander Cindy G, Quinn Liam, Frandsen Peter, Meisner Jonas, Stæger Frederik Filip, Rasmussen Malthe Sebro, Brüniche-Olsen Anna, Hviid Friis Jørgensen Christian, da Fonseca Rute R, Siegismund Hans R, Albrechtsen Anders, Heller Rasmus, Moltke Ida, Hanghøj Kristian
Abstract excerpt
Large carnivores are generally sensitive to ecosystem changes because their specialized diet and position at the top of the trophic pyramid is associated with small population sizes. Accordingly, low genetic diversity at the whole-genome level has been reported for all big cat species, including the widely distributed leopard. However, all previous whole-genome analyses of leopards are based on the Far Eastern...
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