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Southern marsh deer (Blastocerus dichotomus) populations assessed using Amplicon Sequencing on fecal samples.
Scientific reports - 13 Jul 2024
Wolfenson Laura I, Pereira Javier A, Ruzzante Daniel E, Solé-Cava Antonio M, McCracken Gregory R, Gómez-Fernández María J, Pereyra María D, Mirol Patricia M
Abstract excerpt
Populations in isolated and small fragments lose genetic variability very fast and are usually of conservation concern because they are at greater risk of local extinction. The largest native deer in South America, Blastocerus dichotomus (Illiger, 1815), is a Vulnerable species according to the IUCN categorization, which inhabits tropical and subtropical swampy areas. In Argentina, its presence has been...
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