Only five species of the once-diverse Rhinocerotidae remain, making the reconstruction of
their evolutionary history a challenge to biologists since Darwin. We sequenced genomes …

The relative importance of introgression for diversification has long been a highly disputed
topic in speciation research and remains an open question despite the great attention it has …

The northern white rhinoceros (NWR) is functionally extinct, with only two nonreproductive
females remaining. However, because of the foresight of scientists, cryopreserved cells and …

Africa is considered the “mother continent” from which the first hominins arose. The
diversified wildlife and flora of Africa, which ranges from those in the scorching Sahara and …

The black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis L.) is a critically endangered species historically
distributed across sub-Saharan Africa. Hunting and habitat disturbance have diminished …

Large vertebrates are extremely sensitive to anthropogenic pressure, and their populations
are declining fast. The white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum) is a paradigmatic case: this …

The critically endangered black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis; black rhino) experiences
extinction threats from poaching in-situ. The ex-situ population, which serves as a genetic …

Throughout the speciation process, genomic divergence can be differentially impacted by
selective pressures, as well as gene flow and genetic drift. Disentangling the effects of these …

As biodiversity loss outpaces recovery, conservationists are increasingly turning to novel
tools for preventing extinction, including cloning and in vitro gametogenesis of biobanked …

Molecular tools are increasingly applied for assessing and monitoring biodiversity and
informing conservation action. While recent developments in genetic and genomic methods …