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preliminary genetic analysis supports cave populations as targets for conservation in the endemic endangered puerto rican boa (boidae: epicrates inornatus).	the endemic puerto rican boa (epicrates inornatus) has spent 42 years on the endangered species list with little evidence for recovery. one significant impediment to effective conservation planning has been a lack of knowledge of the distribution of genetic variability in the species. it has previously been suggested that boas might best be protected around caves that harbor large populations of bats. prior study has found puerto rican boas at relatively high densities in and around bat caves, w ...	2013	23691110
genetic diversity in the us ex situ populations of the endangered puerto rican boa, chilabothrus inornatus.	the puerto rican boa (chilabothrus inornatus) was placed on the us endangered species list in 1970. progress has been made since to clarify the recovery status of this species, though the design of a new recovery plan must include information regarding genetic variation within and among populations of this species. while measures of genetic diversity in wild populations of this species are finally becoming available, relative genetic diversity represented in ex situ populations is unknown, which ...	2020	32056297