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   Ecology, conservation, and phylogenetic position of the Madagascar Jacana Actophilornis albinucha

   Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Josephine D’Urban Jackson --- Milner Centre for Evolution, Department of Biology and Biochemistry, United Kingdom Sama Zefania --- Institut d’Enseignement Supérieur de Menabe, Madagascar Sebastien Moehy --- Institut d’Enseignement Supérieur de Menabe, Madagascar Andrew J Bamford --- Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust, United Kingdom Michael W Bruford --- Organisms and Environment Division, School of Biosciences, United Kingdom Tamás Székely --- Milner Centre for Evolution, Department of Biology and Biochemistry, United Kingdom

   The Madagascar Jacana Actophilornis albinucha (Jacanidae) is an endemic shorebird found in the threatened wetlands of western Madagascar. This species is presumed to exhibit classical polyandry; however, few data are available to support that assumption. More generally, a lack of...

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   Genetic variation between and within two populations of bat-eared foxes (Otocyon megalotis Desmarest, 1822) in South Africa

   Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Maria Granell-Ruiz --- , Sweden Karin Norén --- , Sweden Daniela C Kalthoff --- , Sweden Aliza le Roux --- , South Africa Fredrik Dalerum --- , Sweden

   Information on genetic variation within and among populations is relevant for a broad range of topics in biology. We use a combination of mitochondrial and nuclear microsatellite markers to evaluate genetic variation within and between two populations of bat-eared foxes...

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