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| Sharma, S.; Stuckas, H.; Bhaskar, R.; Rajput, S.; Khan, I.; Goyal, S.P.; Tiedemann, R. | |
| mtDNA indicates profound population structure in Indian tiger (_Panthera tigris tigris_) | |
| 2009 Conservation Genetics (10): 909-914 | |
We analyzed mtDNA polymorphisms (parts of control region, ND5, ND2, Cyt_b_, 12S, together 902 bp) in 59 scat and 18 tissue samples from 13 Indian populations of the critically endangered Indian tiger (_Panthera tigris tigris_), along with zoo animals as reference. Northern tiger populations exhibit two unique haplotypes suggesting genetic isolation. Western populations from Sariska (extinct in 2004) and Ranthambore are genetically similar, such that Ranthambore could serve as a source for reintroduction in Sariska. Zoo populations maintain mitochondrial lineages that are rare or absent in the wild. |
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