Unravelling biodiversity, evolution and threats to conservation in the Sahara‐Sahel

JC Brito, R Godinho, F Martínez‐Freiría… - Biological …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Deserts and arid regions are generally perceived as bare and rather homogeneous areas of
low diversity. The S ahara is the largest warm desert in the world and together with the arid S …

Differentiation of North African foxes and population genetic dynamics in the desert—insights into the evolutionary history of two sister taxa, Vulpes rueppellii and …

JV Leite, F Álvares, G Velo-Antón, JC Brito… - Organisms Diversity & …, 2015 - Springer
The effects of Pleistocene glaciations on moulding biodiversity have been extensively
investigated within temperate biomes, yet arid ecosystems are largely neglected. A clear …

[HTML][HTML] Splitting or Lumping? A Conservation Dilemma Exemplified by the Critically Endangered Dama Gazelle (Nanger dama)

H Senn, L Banfield, T Wacher, J Newby, T Rabeil… - PloS one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
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 …

A morphometric and genetic framework for the genus Gazella de Blainville, 1816 (Ruminantia: Bovidae) with special focus on Arabian and Levantine mountain …

EV Bärmann, T Wronski, H Lerp… - Zoological Journal of …, 2013 - academic.oup.com
Gazella is one of the most species-rich genera within horned ruminants. Despite overall
similarity in body size and morphology, gazelles show variability in coloration and horn …

[HTML][HTML] Wild gazelles of the southern Levant: genetic profiling defines new conservation priorities

L Hadas, D Hermon, A Boldo, G Arieli, R Gafny… - PLoS …, 2015 - journals.plos.org
The mountain gazelle (Gazella gazelle), Dorcas gazelle (Gazella Dorcas) and acacia
gazelle (Gazella arabica acacia) were historically abundant in the southern Levant, and …

Pleistocene climate fluctuations drove demographic history of African golden wolves (Canis lupaster)

C Sarabia, B vonHoldt, JC Larrasoana… - Molecular …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Pleistocene climate change impacted entire ecosystems throughout the world. In the
northern hemisphere, the distribution of Arctic species expanded during glacial periods …

Genetic identification of endangered N orth A frican ungulates using noninvasive sampling

TL Silva, R Godinho, D Castro… - Molecular ecology …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
North African ungulates include several threatened and emblematic species, yet are poorly
studied mainly due to their remoteness and elusiveness. Noninvasive sampling provides a …

Diversification and subspecies patterning of the goitered gazelle (Gazella subgutturosa) in Iran

D Fadakar, EV Bärmann, H Lerp… - Ecology and …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Goitered gazelles, Gazella subgutturosa, exist in arid and semiarid regions of Asia from the
Middle to the Far East. Although large populations were present over a vast area until …

[PDF][PDF] Speciation of Arabian gazelles

H Lerp, T Wronski, TM Butynski… - … processes, genetics and …, 2013 - researchgate.net
Gazelles are distributed across Africa and Asia and are adapted to arid and semi-arid
environments. In this chapter, we discuss potential factors promoting the divergence of …

[HTML][HTML] Diversity and Paleodemography of the Addax (Addax nasomaculatus), a Saharan Antelope on the Verge of Extinction

E Hempel, MV Westbury, JH Grau, A Trinks… - Genes, 2021 - mdpi.com
Since the 19th century, the addax (Addax nasomaculatus) has lost approximately 99% of its
former range. Along with its close relatives, the blue antelope (Hippotragus leucophaeus) …