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Extensive Population Structure Highlights an Apparent Paradox of Stasis in the Impala (Aepyceros melampus).
Molecular ecology - 1 Nov 2024
Garcia-Erill Genís, Wang Xi, Rasmussen Malthe S, Quinn Liam, Khan Anubhab, Bertola Laura D, Santander Cindy G, Balboa Renzo F, Ogutu Joseph O, Pečnerová Patrícia, Hanghøj Kristian, Kuja Josiah, Nursyifa Casia, Masembe Charles, Muwanika Vincent, Bibi Faysal, Moltke Ida, Siegismund Hans R, Albrechtsen Anders, Heller Rasmus
Abstract excerpt
Impalas are unusual among bovids because they have remained morphologically similar over millions of years-a phenomenon referred to as evolutionary stasis. Here, we sequenced 119 whole genomes from the two extant subspecies of impala, the common (Aepyceros melampus melampus) and black-faced (A. m. petersi) impala. We investigated the evolutionary forces working within the species to explore how they might be...
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