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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Korean Society of Systematic Zoology
2012-01-01
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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 |