Genomic analyses reveal poaching hotspots and illegal trade in pangolins from Africa to Asia

Jen C. Tinsman, Cristian Gruppi, Christen M. Bossu, Tracey-Leigh Prigge, Ryan J. Harrigan, Virginia Zaunbrecher, Klaus-Peter Koepfli, Matthew LeBreton, Kevin Njabo, Cheng Wenda, Shuang Xing, Katharine Abernethy, Gary Ades, Excellence Akeredolu, Imuzei B. Andrew, Taneisha A. Barrett, Iva Bernáthová, Barbora Černá Bolfíková, Joseph L. Diffo, Ghislain Difouo Fopa, Lionel Esong Ebong, Ichu Godwill, Aurélie Flore Koumba Pambo, Kim Labuschagne, Julius Nwobegahay Mbekem, Brice R. Momboua, Carla L. Mousset Moumbolou, Stephan Ntie, Elizabeth Rose-Jeffreys, Franklin T. Simo, Keerthana Sundar, Markéta Swiacká, Jean Michel Takuo, Valery N. K. Talla, Ubald Tamoufe, Caroline Dingle, Kristen Ruegg, Timothy C. Bonebrake, Thomas B. Smith

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DOI: 10.1126/science.adi5066
Published: 2023-12-15
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@article{allodium:10.1126/science.adi5066,
  title = {Genomic analyses reveal poaching hotspots and illegal trade in pangolins from Africa to Asia},
  author = {Jen C. Tinsman and Cristian Gruppi and Christen M. Bossu and Tracey-Leigh Prigge and Ryan J. Harrigan and Virginia Zaunbrecher and Klaus-Peter Koepfli and Matthew LeBreton and Kevin Njabo and Cheng Wenda and Shuang Xing and Katharine Abernethy and Gary Ades and Excellence Akeredolu and Imuzei B. Andrew and Taneisha A. Barrett and Iva Bernáthová and Barbora Černá Bolfíková and Joseph L. Diffo and Ghislain Difouo Fopa and Lionel Esong Ebong and Ichu Godwill and Aurélie Flore Koumba Pambo and Kim Labuschagne and Julius Nwobegahay Mbekem and Brice R. Momboua and Carla L. Mousset Moumbolou and Stephan Ntie and Elizabeth Rose-Jeffreys and Franklin T. Simo and Keerthana Sundar and Markéta Swiacká and Jean Michel Takuo and Valery N. K. Talla and Ubald Tamoufe and Caroline Dingle and Kristen Ruegg and Timothy C. Bonebrake and Thomas B. Smith},
  year = {2023},
  journal = {Science},
  doi = {10.1126/science.adi5066},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1126/science.adi5066}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Genomic analyses reveal poaching hotspots and illegal trade in pangolins from Africa to Asia
AU  - Jen C. Tinsman
AU  - Cristian Gruppi
AU  - Christen M. Bossu
AU  - Tracey-Leigh Prigge
AU  - Ryan J. Harrigan
AU  - Virginia Zaunbrecher
AU  - Klaus-Peter Koepfli
AU  - Matthew LeBreton
AU  - Kevin Njabo
AU  - Cheng Wenda
AU  - Shuang Xing
AU  - Katharine Abernethy
AU  - Gary Ades
AU  - Excellence Akeredolu
AU  - Imuzei B. Andrew
AU  - Taneisha A. Barrett
AU  - Iva Bernáthová
AU  - Barbora Černá Bolfíková
AU  - Joseph L. Diffo
AU  - Ghislain Difouo Fopa
AU  - Lionel Esong Ebong
AU  - Ichu Godwill
AU  - Aurélie Flore Koumba Pambo
AU  - Kim Labuschagne
AU  - Julius Nwobegahay Mbekem
AU  - Brice R. Momboua
AU  - Carla L. Mousset Moumbolou
AU  - Stephan Ntie
AU  - Elizabeth Rose-Jeffreys
AU  - Franklin T. Simo
AU  - Keerthana Sundar
AU  - Markéta Swiacká
AU  - Jean Michel Takuo
AU  - Valery N. K. Talla
AU  - Ubald Tamoufe
AU  - Caroline Dingle
AU  - Kristen Ruegg
AU  - Timothy C. Bonebrake
AU  - Thomas B. Smith
PY  - 2023
JO  - Science
DO  - 10.1126/science.adi5066
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Tinsman, J. C., Gruppi, C., Bossu, C. M., Prigge, T., Harrigan, R. J., Zaunbrecher, V., Koepfli, K., LeBreton, M., Njabo, K., Wenda, C., Xing, S., Abernethy, K., Ades, G., Akeredolu, E., Andrew, I. B., Barrett, T. A., Bernáthová, I., Bolfíková, B. Č., Diffo, J. L., Fopa, G. D., Ebong, L. E., Godwill, I., Pambo, A. F. K., Labuschagne, K., Mbekem, J. N., Momboua, B. R., Moumbolou, C. L. M., Ntie, S., Rose-Jeffreys, E., Simo, F. T., Sundar, K., Swiacká, M., Takuo, J. M., Talla, V. N. K., Tamoufe, U., Dingle, C., Ruegg, K., Bonebrake, T. C., & Smith, T. B. (2023). Genomic analyses reveal poaching hotspots and illegal trade in pangolins from Africa to Asia. Science. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.adi5066

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