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Phylogeography of lions (Panthera leo ssp.) reveals three distinct taxa and a late Pleistocene reduction in genetic diversity.
Molecular ecology - 1 Apr 2009
Barnett Ross, Shapiro Beth, Barnes Ian, Ho Simon Y W, Burger Joachim, Yamaguchi Nobuyuki, Higham Thomas F G, Wheeler H Todd, Rosendahl Wilfried, Sher Andrei V, Sotnikova Marina, Kuznetsova Tatiana, Baryshnikov Gennady F, Martin Larry D, Harington C Richard, Burns James A, Cooper Alan
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Lions were the most widespread carnivores in the late Pleistocene, ranging from southern Africa to the southern USA, but little is known about the evolutionary relationships among these Pleistocene populations or the dynamics that led to their extinction. Using ancient DNA techniques, we obtained mitochondrial sequences from 52 individuals sampled across the present and former range of lions. Phylogenetic...
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