Qi Lim (Boston College): Publications - PhilPeople

Boston College
Department of Philosophy

Undergraduate

Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, United States of America

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Evolution, Biogeography, and Genetics of Living Tapirs
with Gabriela Medeiros Pinho, Geetha Annavi, Anders Gonçalves da Silva, and Bruno H. Saranholi

In Mario Melletti, Rafael Reyna-Hurtado & Patrícia Medici (eds.), Tapirs of the World: Ecology, Conservation and Management, Springer Nature Switzerland. pp. 3-24. 2024.

Tapirs are among the oldest living large mammals, represented by only four widely recognized extant species: two in South America, one in Central America, and one in Southeast Asia. All species are in the genus Tapirus and are currently listed as vulnerable or endangered on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. This chapter builds on publications using genetic tools to reveal phylogenetic relationships among tapir species, intraspecific biogeography, and population patterns. We describe how g…Read more
Tapirs are among the oldest living large mammals, represented by only four widely recognized extant species: two in South America, one in Central America, and one in Southeast Asia. All species are in the genus Tapirus and are currently listed as vulnerable or endangered on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. This chapter builds on publications using genetic tools to reveal phylogenetic relationships among tapir species, intraspecific biogeography, and population patterns. We describe how genetic tools have been used by tapir researchers to date, discuss the limitations of published studies, and provide recommendations for future research.