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6 summaries matching “cheetah” in Taxonomy & Systematics
Genomic legacy of the African cheetah
PaperThis study sequenced the cheetah genome and documented its extreme genetic uniformity, a legacy of severe historical bottlenecks. The authors found very low genome-wide diversity, including in immune-…
Dobrynin P, Liu S, Tamazian G, et al. · Genome Biology · 2015
Phylogeography and divergence times of cheetahs in Africa and Asia
PaperThis study examined genetic variation across the cheetah's range and delineated the relationships among African and Asiatic populations, supporting recognition of several subspecies. The authors estim…
Charruau P, Fernandes C, Orozco-terWengel P, et al. · Molecular Ecology · 2011
Research overview: comparative genomics and felid classification
OverviewThe sequencing of cat genomes, beginning with the domestic cat and extending to tiger, lion, snow leopard, cheetah, and others, transformed felid systematics. This overview surveys how whole-genome da…
Research overview: the Asiatic cheetah subspecies
OverviewThe Asiatic cheetah, Acinonyx jubatus venaticus, survives only as a tiny relict population in Iran and is one of the most endangered cats on Earth. This overview examines its taxonomic recognition and…
Research overview: the jaguarundi and its placement in the puma lineage
OverviewThe jaguarundi is an unusual, weasel-like small cat of the Americas whose taxonomy was clarified by molecular phylogenetics. This overview explains how genetic data placed the jaguarundi in the puma l…
Research overview: the puma lineage of cheetah, puma, and jaguarundi
OverviewOne of the eight felid lineages groups three superficially different cats: the puma, the cheetah, and the jaguarundi. This overview explains how molecular phylogenetics revealed this surprising relati…