Topography and disturbance explain mountain tapir (Tapirus pinchaque) occupancy at its southernmost global range
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DOI: 10.1007/s42991-020-00027-9
Abstract: The mountain tapir (Tapirus pinchaque), the smallest of the three American tapirs, is the least studied species of the family Tapiridae and is classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List of Globally Threatened Species.… read more here.
Keywords: topography; mountain; tapirus pinchaque; mountain tapir ... See more keywords
Low Diversity of Major Histocompatibility Complex (MHC) Genes in Endangered Malayan Tapir (Tapirus indicus).
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DOI: 10.6620/zs.2023.62-12
Abstract: The Malayan tapir (Tapirus indicus) is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List due to multiple threats such as habitat loss and human disturbance that have led to its population decline. This decline increases… read more here.
Keywords: mhc; class; tapir tapirus; malayan tapir ... See more keywords
First genomic resource for an endangered neotropical mega-herbivore: the complete mitochondrial genome of the forest-dweller (Baird’s) tapir (Tapirus bairdii)
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DOI: 10.7717/peerj.13440
Abstract: Baird’s tapir, or the Central American Tapir Tapirus bairdii (family Tapiridae), is one of the largest mammals native to the forests and wetlands of southern North America and Central America, and is categorized as ‘endangered’… read more here.
Keywords: baird tapir; mitochondrial genome; bairdii; tapir tapirus ... See more keywords