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Phylogeography and genetic ancestry of tigers (Panthera tigris).
PLoS biology - 1 Dec 2004
Luo Shu-Jin, Kim Jae-Heup, Johnson Warren E, van der Walt Joelle, Martenson Janice, Yuhki Naoya, Miquelle Dale G, Uphyrkina Olga, Goodrich John M, Quigley Howard B, Tilson Ronald, Brady Gerald, Martelli Paolo, Subramaniam Vellayan, McDougal Charles, Hean Sun, Huang Shi-Qiang, Pan Wenshi, Karanth Ullas K, Sunquist Melvin, Smith James L D, O'Brien Stephen J
Abstract excerpt
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 recognition, voucher specimens of blood, skin, hair, and/or skin biopsies from 134 tigers with verified geographic origins or...
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