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Genome-wide signatures of complex introgression and adaptive evolution in big cats
PaperThis genomic study sequenced multiple Panthera species and found pervasive evidence that gene flow between lineages, not just simple branching, shaped big cat evolution. The authors detected introgres…
Figueiro HV, Li G, Trindade FJ, et al. · Science Advances · 2017
Molecular Genetics and Evolution of Melanism in the Cat Family
PaperThis influential study identified the molecular basis of black coats across multiple cat species and showed that melanism evolved independently several times in the family. The authors found that mela…
Eduardo Eizirik, Stephen J. O'Brien, et al. · Current Biology · 2003
Research overview: circuit theory and corridor design for wide-ranging cats
OverviewCircuit theory, which models animal movement as electrical current flowing across a resistance surface, has become a standard tool for mapping connectivity for wide-ranging cats. This overview surveys…
Research overview: cumulative and interacting impacts on cat communities
OverviewCats rarely face climate change in isolation; it interacts with habitat loss, fragmentation, hunting, disease, and conflict to produce cumulative impacts greater than any single threat. This overview…
Research overview: melanism and the recurrence of black coats across wild cats
OverviewBlack, or melanistic, coats appear repeatedly in wild cats, and this overview reviews this phenomenon and its causes. Melanism, seen famously in black leopards and jaguars, results from genetic varian…