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Mitochondrial DNA Variation of the Striped Hyena (Hyaena hyaena) in Algeria and Further Insights into the Species' Evolutionary History.
Genes - 20 Jan 2026
Derouiche Louiza, Rodrigues Mónica, Benameur-Hasnaoui Hafida, Aissa Ridah Hadj, Hassan-Beigi Yasaman, Madjdzadeh Seyed Massoud, Amr Zuhair, Cokayne Aimee, Vercammen Paul, Fernandes Carlos Rodríguez
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Background: The striped hyena (Hyaena hyaena) occurs in a wide range from north and east Africa, through southwest Asia to India, but its distribution is increasingly patchy and many of its populations are in decline due to intense human pressure. Its genetic diversity and structure, phylogeography, and evolutionary history, remain poorly understood. Methods: In this study, we investigated mitochondrial DNA...
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