A rapid loss of stripes: the evolutionary history of the extinct quagga
Leonard J, Rohland N, Glaberman S, Fleischer R, Caccone A, Hofreiter M. A rapid loss of stripes: the evolutionary history of the extinct quagga. Biology Letters 2005, 1: 291-295. PMID: 17148190, PMCID: PMC1617154, DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2005.0323.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEvolutionary historyDNA sequencesShort mitochondrial DNA sequencesMitochondrial DNA sequencesPlains zebraLittle genetic diversityPleistocene climate changePhylogeographic patternsGenetic diversityHolarctic faunaExtinct quaggaFirst extinct speciesAncient DNAExtinct speciesMuseum skinsGenetic informationQuaggaZebraDNARapid lossGlacial MaximumSequenceClimate changeFaunaSpecies