How did the bushpig cross the strait? A great puzzle in African mammal biogeography solved by genomics

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Jan 8, 2024, 12:31 pm149 pts
In the ongoing biodiversity crisis, large terrestrial animals are more threatened by extinction than any other group of organisms. The African continent holds an impressively intact large-mammal community, but there is still a lot we do not know about how these species evolved, became diverse, and adapted to…

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