South Africa suffers a second loss of the blue antelope (Hippotragus leucophaeus) as DNA analysis confirms that the sole specimen held in South African collections is sable (H. niger) material

Graham Kerley

doi:10.17159/sajs.2021/9489

South Africa suffers a second loss of the blue antelope (Hippotragus leucophaeus) as DNA analysis confirms that the sole specimen held in South African collections is sable (H. niger) material

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Graham Kerley Centre for African Conservation Ecology, Nelson Mandela University, Gqeberha, South Africa https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2702-5200

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17159/sajs.2021/9489

Keywords:

bloubok, mitochondrial genome, fossil, ancient DNA

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2021-07-29

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Vol. 117 No. 7/8 (2021)

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Commentary

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Kerley, G. (2021). South Africa suffers a second loss of the blue antelope (Hippotragus leucophaeus) as DNA analysis confirms that the sole specimen held in South African collections is sable (H. niger) material. South African Journal of Science, 117(7/8). https://doi.org/10.17159/sajs.2021/9489