Publications by authors named "Alain Din Dipita"
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- - The white-bellied pangolin faces serious trafficking threats, and a study analyzed 562 pangolins in central Africa to understand its population genetics and the domestic trade dynamics.
- - Findings revealed overlapping genetic lineages with minimal introgression and suggested a significant decline in population size, likely due to historical factors and current trade routes radiating up to 600 km from markets in Cameroon.
- - The study recommends improved monitoring of key trade hubs like the Yaoundé market and emphasizes the need for better enforcement of CITES regulations in Europe to help protect pangolin populations.
Pangolins, or scaly anteaters, have recently been flagshiped as one of the most illegally traded mammals, and as a corollary, as potential intermediate hosts at the origin of the COVID-19 pandemic. In order to improve the traceability of their trade, we developed 20 polymorphic microsatellite loci for the white-bellied pangolin (Phataginus tricuspis), the species most frequently found on African bushmeat markets. We genotyped 24 white-bellied pangolins from the Douala market, Cameroon, originating from the Ebo forest c.
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