Title

Applying Molecular Genetic Tools to Tiger Conservation

Authors

Shu-Jin Luo, Peking University - China
Warren E. Johnson, National Cancer Institute at Frederick
Stephen J. O'Brien, National Cancer Institute at FrederickFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

12-2010

Publication Title

Integrative Zoology

Keywords

Conservation genetics, Mitochondrial DNA, Microsatellite, Subspecies, Tiger

ISSN

1749-4869

Volume

5

Issue/No.

4

First Page

351

Last Page

362

Abstract

The utility of molecular genetic approaches in conservation of endangered taxa is now commonly recognized. Over the past decade, conservation genetic analyses based on mitochondrial DNA sequencing and microsatellite genotyping have provided powerful tools to resolve taxonomy uncertainty of tiger subspecies, to define conservation units, to reconstruct phylogeography and demographic history, to examine the genetic ancestry of extinct subspecies, to assess population genetic status non-invasively, and to verify genetic background of captive tigers worldwide. The genetic status of tiger subspecies and populations and implications for developing strategies for the survival of this charismatic species both in situ and ex situ are discussed.

Comments

© 2010 ISZS, Blackwell Publishing and IOZ/CAS

NSUWorks Citation

Luo, Shu-Jin; Warren E. Johnson; and Stephen J. O'Brien. 2010. "Applying Molecular Genetic Tools to Tiger Conservation." Integrative Zoology 5, (4): 351-362. https://nsuworks.nova.edu/cnso_bio_facarticles/443

ORCID ID

0000-0001-7353-8301

ResearcherID

N-1726-2015