Phylogeography and genetic ancestry of tigers (Panthera tigris).

Phylogeography and genetic ancestry of tigers (Panthera tigris).

Eight traditional subspecies of tiger (Panthera tigris),of which three recently became extinct, are commonly recognized on the basis of geographic isolation and morphological characteristics. To investigate the species' evolutionary history and to establish objective methods for subspecies reco...

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Main Authors: Shu-Jin Luo, Jae-Heup Kim, Warren E Johnson, Joelle van der Walt, Janice Martenson, Naoya Yuhki, Dale G Miquelle, Olga Uphyrkina, John M Goodrich, Howard B Quigley, Ronald Tilson, Gerald Brady, Paolo Martelli, Vellayan Subramaniam, Charles McDougal, Sun Hean, Shi-Qiang Huang, Wenshi Pan, Ullas K Karanth, Melvin Sunquist, James L D Smith, Stephen J O'Brien
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2004-12-01
Series:PLoS Biology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.0020442

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https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.0020442

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