Subspecific Status of the Korean Tiger Inferred by Ancient DNA Analysis

The tiger population that once inhabited the Korean peninsula was initially considered a unique subspecies (Panthera tigris coreensis), distinct from the Amur tiger of the Russian Far East (P. t. altaica). However, in the following decades, the population of P. t. coreensis was classified as P. t. a...

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Main Authors: Mu-Yeong Lee, Jee Yun Hyun, Seo-Jin Lee, Junghwa An, Eunok Lee, Mi-Sook Min, Junpei Kimura, Shin-ichiro Kawada, Nozomi Kurihara, Shu-Jin Luo, Stephen J. O’Brien, Hang Lee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Korean Society of Systematic Zoology 2012-01-01
Series:Animal Systematics, Evolution and Diversity
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Online Access:http://www.e-ased.org/Upload/files/e-ased.org/08)Subspecific(JH).165733.pdf