Assessing introgressive hybridization in roan antelope (Hippotragus equinus): Lessons from South Africa.

ABSTRACT: Biological diversity is being lost at unprecedented rates, with genetic admixture and introgression presenting major threats to biodiversity. Our ability to accurately identify introgression is critical to manage species, obtain insights into evolutionary processes, and ultimately contribute to the Aichi Targets developed under the Convention on Biological Diversity. The current study concerns roan antelope, the second largest antelope in Africa. Despite their large size, these antelope are sensitive to habitat disturbance and interspecific competition, leading to the species being listed as Least Concern but with decreasing population trends, and as extinct over parts of its range. Molecular research identified the presence of two evolutionary significant units across their sub-Saharan ra

SUBMITTER: van Wyk AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6799913 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature