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- Title
First record of the servaline morph in a serval (Leptailurus serval Schreber, 1776) in Akagera National Park, Rwanda.
- Authors
Bantlin, Drew Arthur; Evers, Emma Else Maria
- Abstract
The serval (Leptailurus serval) is a medium-sized felid that is widespread throughout Sub-Saharan Africa. We report on the first scientific record of the servaline morph in a serval in Akagera National Park, Rwanda. Though this morph has been documented in the forested ecosystems of West and Central Africa, the servaline morph has not been recorded in a predominantly savannah ecosystem. Further research into the prevalence of this morph outside of forest ecosystems and the adaptive advantage of the servaline coat pattern in servals is recommended. Our findings highlight the importance of conserving savannah ecosystems to preserve morphological diversity in a species.
- Subjects
RWANDA; SUB-Saharan Africa; NATIONAL parks &; reserves; SPECIES diversity; TECHNICAL reports
- Publication
Mammalia: International Journal of the Systematics, Biology & Ecology of Mammals, 2023, Vol 87, Issue 3, p255
- ISSN
0025-1461
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1515/mammalia-2022-0106