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Annual Review of Animal Biosciences

Volume 7, 2019

Tigers of the World: Genomics and Conservation

Abstract

Of all the big cats, or perhaps of all the endangered wildlife, the tiger may be both the most charismatic and most well-recognized flagship species in the world. The rapidly changing field of molecular genetics, particularly advances in genome sequencing technologies, has provided new tools to reconstruct what characterizes a tiger. Here we review how applications of molecular genomic tools have been used to depict the tiger's ancestral roots, phylogenetic hierarchy, demographic history, morphological diversity, and genetic patterns of diversification on both temporal and geographical scales. Tiger conservation, stabilization, and management are important areas that benefit from use of these genome resources for developing survival strategies for this charismatic megafauna both in situ and ex situ.

Keyword(s): coat color, conservation, CORIN, evolution, genomic diversity, Panthera tigris, phylogeny, SLC45A2, tiger
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Tigers of the World: Genomics and Conservation
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