Unraveling the genomic diversity and admixture history of captive tigers in the United States.

ABSTRACT: Genomic studies of endangered species have primarily focused on describing diversity patterns and resolving phylogenetic relationships, with the overarching goal of informing conservation efforts. However, few studies have investigated genomic diversity housed in captive populations. For tigers (Panthera tigris), captive individuals vastly outnumber those in the wild, but their diversity remains largely unexplored. Privately owned captive tiger populations have remained an enigma in the conservation community, with some believing that these individuals are severely inbred, while others believe they may be a source of now-extinct diversity. Here, we present a large-scale genetic study of the private (non-zoo) captive tiger population in the United States, also known as "Generic" tige

SUBMITTER: Armstrong EE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11441546 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature