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A Mitochondrial Phylogeny of the Sand Cat (Felis margarita Loche, 1858)

The sand cat, Felis margarita Loche, 1858, is a small desert cat with a fragmented distribution across the Sahara, Arabian Peninsula, and Central Asia. It is currently listed as Least Concern by the IUCN; however, its status in many countries is unknown. Sand cats are generally classified into four subspecies:...

Howard-McCombe, J ; Banfield, Lisa ; Kitchener, Andrew C ; Al Qahtani, H ; Toosy, A …
Species delimitation, Population sub-division, Conservation management units, Sand cat, Desert fauna, and Conservation genetics
2014

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Splitting or lumping? A conservation dilemma exemplified by the critically endangered Dama Gazelle (Nanger dama)

Managers of threatened species often face the dilemma of whether to keep populations separate to conserve local adaptations and minimize the risk of outbreeding, or whether to manage populations jointly to reduce loss of genetic diversity and minimise inbreeding. In this study we examine genetic relatedness and diversity in three...

Senn, Helen ; Banfield, Lisa ; Wacher, Tim ; Newby, John ; Rabeil, Thomas …