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Amato, G.D.; Wharton, D.; Zainuddin, Z.Z.; Powell, J.R., 1995. Assessment of conservation units for the Sumatran Rhinoceros (Dicerorhinus sumatrensis). Zoo Biology 14: 395-402, tables 1-3

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Location: World
Subject: Conservation
Species: Sumatran Rhino


Original text on this topic:
There is no strong evidence supporting more than one conservation unit for Sumatran rhino. Chromosomal conservation and degree of sequence divergence make outbreeding depression an unlikely outcome if individuals, or their gametes, are translocated as part of a conservation management plan.

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