Population genetic diversity and hybrid detection in captive zebras

Zebras are members of the horse family. There are three species of zebras: the plains zebra Equus quagga, the Grevy’s zebra E. grevyi and the mountain zebra E. zebra. The Grevy’s zebra and the mountain zebra are endangered, and hybridization between the Grevy’s zebra and the plains zebra has been do...

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Main Authors: Ito, Hideyuki, Langenhorst, Tanya, Ogden, Rob, Inoue-Murayama, Miho
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2015
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4544005/