Genetic Approaches Refine Ex Situ Lowland Tapir (Tapirus terrestris) Conservation

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Funding Acknowledgements

Copenhagen Zoo to A.G.S.; Martha Piper Research Award to M.R.; Canadian Foundation for Innovation to M.R.We would specifically like to thank Bengt Holst and Michael Pidwirny for their support of this work, and the IUCN/SSC Tapir Specialist Group for providing the forums that allowed this project to be conceived. An anonymous reviewer provided constructive comments that improved the manuscript. Samples were generously provided by the Argentinean Zoos belonging to the Tapir ex situ Group from Argentina. We would also like to thank Gustavo Gachen for his help with the anesthesia during sampling. Samples were exported under CITES permit 030410 and imported under Canadian Food Inspection Agency permit A-2008-00872-6.