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Research overview: wildlife forensic genetics for cats
OverviewGenetic tools are increasingly used to combat the illegal trade in cats and their parts, from tiger bones and skins to confiscated live animals. This overview surveys how forensic genetics assigns sei…
Status and Ecological Effects of the World's Largest Carnivores
ReviewThis sweeping review synthesized the global status of the world's largest carnivores, including big cats such as tigers, lions, and leopards, and documented that most are declining and have lost large…
Ripple WJ, Estes JA, Beschta RL, et al. · Science · 2014
The Late Miocene Radiation of Modern Felidae: A Genetic Assessment
PaperThis landmark study reconstructed the evolutionary tree of all 37 living cat species using mitochondrial and nuclear DNA sequences combined with molecular dating calibrated by the fossil record. The a…
Warren E. Johnson, Eduardo Eizirik, Jill Pecon-Slattery, William J. Murphy, Agostinho Antunes, Emma Teeling, Stephen J. O'Brien · Science · 2006