Phenotypic plasticity determines differences between the skulls of tigers from mainland Asia

Tiger subspecific taxonomy is controversial because of morphological and genetic variation found between now fragmented populations, yet the extent to which phenotypic plasticity or genetic variation affects phenotypes of putative tiger subspecies has not been explicitly addressed. In order to asses...

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Main Authors: David M. Cooper, Nobuyuki Yamaguchi, David W. Macdonald, Olga G. Nanova, Viktor G. Yudin, Andrew J. Dugmore, Andrew C. Kitchener
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Royal Society 2022-11-01
Series:Royal Society Open Science
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Online Access:https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsos.220697