Updated geographic range maps for giraffe, Giraffa spp., throughout sub‐Saharan Africa, and implications of changing distributions for conservation

D O'connor, J Stacy‐Dawes, A Muneza… - Mammal …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Giraffe populations have declined in abundance by almost 40% over the last three decades,
and the geographic ranges of the species (previously believed to be one, now defined as …

The paradoxical extinction of the most charismatic animals

F Courchamp, I Jaric, C Albert, Y Meinard… - PLoS …, 2018 - journals.plos.org
A widespread opinion is that conservation efforts disproportionately benefit charismatic
species. However, this doesn't mean that they are not threatened, and which species are …

A review of the social behaviour of the giraffe Giraffa camelopardalis: a misunderstood but socially complex species

Z Muller, S Harris - Mammal Review, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Until around 2000, giraffe Giraffa camelopardalis were believed to have no social structure.
Despite a resurgence of interest in giraffe behaviour in around 2010, most studies are of …

Whole-genome analysis of giraffe supports four distinct species

RTF Coimbra, S Winter, V Kumar, KP Koepfli… - Current Biology, 2021 - cell.com
Species is the fundamental taxonomic unit in biology and its delimitation has implications for
conservation. In giraffe (Giraffa spp.), multiple taxonomic classifications have been proposed …

The content of our character

TR Brown - Penn St. L. Rev., 2021 - HeinOnline
Common law judges were worried that if jurors learned of the accused's past acts or
character traits, they would punish him not for being proved guilty of this crime, but for the …

[PDF][PDF] Ethiopia

A Ababa - Available from: ejhd. uib. no/ejhd …, 2005 - pdf.usaid.gov
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(3) 19e9 ARSI 425 476 527 424 463 1.1 509 BALE 20 72 96 86 68 1 68 ERITREA 188 188 …

Think before you act: Improving the conservation outcomes of CITES listing decisions

R Cooney, DWS Challender, S Broad, D Roe… - Frontiers in Ecology …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The CITES treaty is the major international instrument designed to safeguard wild plants and
animals from overexploitation by international trade. CITES is now approaching 50 years …

Genomic analysis reveals limited hybridization among three giraffe species in Kenya

RTF Coimbra, S Winter, A Muneza, S Fennessy… - BMC biology, 2023 - Springer
Background In the speciation continuum, the strength of reproductive isolation varies, and
species boundaries are blurred by gene flow. Interbreeding among giraffe (Giraffa spp.) in …

Limited introgression supports division of giraffe into four species

S Winter, J Fennessy, A Janke - Ecology and Evolution, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
All giraffe (Giraffa) were previously assigned to a single species (G. camelopardalis) and
nine subspecies. However, multi‐locus analyses of all subspecies have shown that there …

Giraffe lineages are shaped by major ancient admixture events

LD Bertola, L Quinn, K Hanghøj, G Garcia-Erill… - Current Biology, 2024 - cell.com
Strong genetic structure has prompted discussion regarding giraffe taxonomy, 1, 2, 3
including a suggestion to split the giraffe into four species: Northern (Giraffa c …