DNA-led rediscovery of the giant sable antelope in Angola

European Journal of Wildlife Research

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 145-152

  Pitra, Christian ^a   VazPinto, Pedro ^b   O'Keeffe, Brendan W J ^c   Willows Munro, Sandi ^d   Jansen Van Vuuren, Bettine ^d   Robinson, Terry J ^d  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR ZOO AND WILDLIFE RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b Academia de Ciências Sociais e Tecnologias ACITE e do Instituto Superior João Paulo II da Universidade Católica de Angola   (Angola)

^c Shikar Club   (United Kingdom)

^d STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Dung mitochondrial DNA; Giant sable antelope; Hippotragus niger variani; Species identification

Indexed keywords

HIPPOTRAGUS NIGER; HIPPOTRAGUS NIGER VARIANI;

EID: 33745699943     PISSN: 16124642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10344-005-0026-y     Document Type: Article

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