Molecular evidence for a recent demographic expansion in the puma (Puma concolor) (Mammalia, Felidae)

The puma is an iconic predator that ranges throughout the Americas, occupying diverse habitats. Previous phylogeographic analyses have revealed that it exhibits moderate levels of genetic structure across its range, with few of the classically recognized subspecies being supported as distinct demogr...

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Main Authors: Eunice M. Matte, Camila S. Castilho, Renata A. Miotto, Denis A. Sana, Warren E. Johnson, Stephen J. O'Brien, Thales R. O. de Freitas, Eduardo Eizirik
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Genética 2013-01-01
Series:Genetics and Molecular Biology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1415-47572013000400018&lng=en&tlng=en