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1. I have never worked with a Pan model and have no expertise on the literature of chimpanzees and bonobos.
2. Nonetheless, a few comments in this media article may pertain to mainstream reports on other mammals, including, other apes.
3. Recent studies including large sample sizes of endangered mammals demonstrate no obvious association between genetic heterogeneity and Red Book classification. Authors have suggested that anthropogenic and related factors should be investigated in addition to genetic heterogeneity for their import relative to population declines.
4. Mammals (including, hominids) display a very high tolerance for genetic monomorphism; as well, many large mammals are notably genetically homogeneous.
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For what it is worth, some ecologists have suggested that there are quite a few advantages to low genetic heterogeneity, particularly, under extreme conditions.
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