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Peer-reviewed
Research Article
Targeted sequencing enhances detection of pangolin trafficking hotspots and dynamics of both domestic and global trade markets
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Sean P. Heighton ,
Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing
* E-mail: sean.heighton@cnrs.fr, sean.heighton@gmail.com (SPH); philippe.gaubert@ird.fr (PG)
Affiliations Centre de Recherche sur la Biodiversité et l’Environnement (CRBE), Université de Toulouse, CNRS, IRD, Toulouse INP, Toulouse, France, Mission Pour l’Expertise Scientifique, MOY1698, UMR M2C, CNRS, Université de Caen Normandie, Caen, France
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Jérôme Murienne,
Roles Methodology, Supervision, Writing – review & editing
Affiliation Centre de Recherche sur la Biodiversité et l’Environnement (CRBE), Université de Toulouse, CNRS, IRD, Toulouse INP, Toulouse, France
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Mukesh Thakur,
Roles Investigation, Resources, Funding acquisition, Writing – review & editing
Affiliation Zoological Survey of India, New Alipore, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
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Alain Didier Missoup,
Roles Investigation, Resources, Writing – review & editing
Affiliation Zoology Unit, Laboratory of Biology and Physiology of Animal Organisms, Faculty of Science, University of Douala, Douala, Cameroon
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Wirdateti Wirdateti,
Roles Funding acquisition, Investigation, Resources
Affiliation Research Center for Biosystematics and Evolution, National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), KST Soekarno, Cibinong, West Java, Indonesia
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Chabi Sylvestre Djagoun,
Roles Investigation, Funding acquisition, Resources
Affiliation Laboratoire d’Ecologie Appliquée, Faculté des Sciences Agronomiques, Université d’Abomey-Calavi, Cotonou, Benin
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Sery Bi Gonedelé,
Roles Investigation, Resources, Funding acquisition, Writing – review & editing
Affiliations Laboratoire de Biotechnologie, Agriculture et Valorisation des Ressources Biologiques, UFR Biosciences, Université Félix Houphouët Boigny d’Abidjan-Cocody, Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, Centre Suisse de Recherches Scientifiques en Côte d’Ivoire, Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire
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Gabriel Ngua Ayecaba,
Roles Investigation, Resources
Affiliation Amigos de la Naturaleza y del Desarrollo de Guinea Ecuatorial (ANDEGE), Barrio Ukomba, S/N, Bata, Equatorial Guinea
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Brice Roxan Momboua,
Roles Investigation, Resources, Funding acquisition
Affiliations Agence Nationale des Parcs Nationaux, Libreville, Gabon, Département de Biologie, Faculté des Sciences, Université des Sciences et Techniques de Masuku, Franceville, Gabon
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Flobert Njiokou,
Roles Investigation, Resources
Affiliation Laboratoire de Parasitologie et Ecologie, Faculté des Sciences, Universite de Yaoundé I, Yaoundé, Cameroon
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Anne-Lise Chaber,
Roles Investigation, Funding acquisition, Resources
Affiliation School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia
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Helen C. Nash,
Roles Investigation, Funding acquisition, Methodology, Resources, Writing – review & editing
Affiliations Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore, Institute of Zoology, Zoological Society of London, Regent’s Park, London, United Kingdom
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Barbora Černá Bolfíková,
Roles Investigation, Resources, Funding acquisition, Writing – review & editing
Affiliation Faculty of Tropical AgriSciences, Czech University of Life Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic
⨯ - Sylvain Dufour,
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Guy T. Gembu,
Roles Investigation, Funding acquisition, Resources
Affiliation Département d’Ecologie et de Biodiversité des Ressources Terrestres, Centre de Surveillance de la Biodiversité, Faculté des Sciences de l’Université de Kisangani, Kisangani, Democratic Republic of Congo
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Ayodeji Olayemi,
Roles Investigation, Resources
Affiliation Natural History Museum, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria
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Jordi Salmona,
Roles Methodology, Validation, Writing – review & editing
Affiliation Centre de Recherche sur la Biodiversité et l’Environnement (CRBE), Université de Toulouse, CNRS, IRD, Toulouse INP, Toulouse, France
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Amaia Iribar,
Roles Investigation, Methodology
Affiliation Centre de Recherche sur la Biodiversité et l’Environnement (CRBE), Université de Toulouse, CNRS, IRD, Toulouse INP, Toulouse, France
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Yves Cuenot,
Roles Investigation, Methodology
Affiliation Centre de Recherche sur la Biodiversité et l’Environnement (CRBE), Université de Toulouse, CNRS, IRD, Toulouse INP, Toulouse, France
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Philippe Gaubert
Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Supervision, Validation, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing
* E-mail: sean.heighton@cnrs.fr, sean.heighton@gmail.com (SPH); philippe.gaubert@ird.fr (PG)
Affiliations Centre de Recherche sur la Biodiversité et l’Environnement (CRBE), Université de Toulouse, CNRS, IRD, Toulouse INP, Toulouse, France, Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental (CIIMAR), Universidade do Porto, Terminal de Cruzeiros do Porto de Leixões, Porto, Portugal
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Targeted sequencing enhances detection of pangolin trafficking hotspots and dynamics of both domestic and global trade markets
- Sean P. Heighton,
- Jérôme Murienne,
- Mukesh Thakur,
- Alain Didier Missoup,
- Wirdateti Wirdateti,
- Chabi Sylvestre Djagoun,
- Sery Bi Gonedelé,
- Gabriel Ngua Ayecaba,
- Brice Roxan Momboua,
- Flobert Njiokou
- Published: May 7, 2026
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3003762