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5 summaries matching “multiple” in Taxonomy & Systematics on felidae
Patterns of Y and X chromosome DNA divergence during the Felidae radiation
PaperThis study examined sex-chromosome DNA sequences to estimate the timing and pattern of diversification across the cat family. By comparing X- and Y-linked markers, which evolve at different rates and…
Pecon-Slattery J, O'Brien SJ · Genetics · 1998
Research overview: mitochondrial-nuclear discordance in cats
OverviewA recurring complication in felid systematics is that trees built from mitochondrial DNA often disagree with those from nuclear DNA. This overview explains why: the maternally inherited mitochondrion…
Research overview: species and subspecies concepts applied to cats
OverviewWhether a cat population is a species or a subspecies depends heavily on which species concept is used. This overview compares the biological species concept (reproductive isolation), the phylogenetic…
Research overview: the rationale behind the 2017 felid taxonomy revision
OverviewThis overview explains the reasoning the Cat Classification Task Force used to justify a major revision rather than incremental edits. It describes the decision rules adopted: recognize taxa only when…
The late Miocene radiation of modern Felidae: a genetic assessment
PaperThis influential study reconstructed the molecular phylogeny of all living cat species and dated their diversification, establishing the framework of eight major felid lineages used ever since. Using…
Johnson WE, Eizirik E, Pecon-Slattery J, et al. · Science · 2006