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Bertola, L.D.; Vermaat, M.; Lesilau, F.; Chege, M.; Tumenta, P.N.; Sogbohossou, E.A.; Schaap, O.D.; Bauer, H.; Patterson, B.D.; White, P.A.; de Iongh, H.H.; Laros, J.F.J.; Vrieling, K.
Whole genome sequencing and the application of a SNP panel reveal primary evolutionary lineages and genomic variation in the lion (_Panthera leo_)
2022 BMC Genomics (23): 321
Previous phylogeographic studies of the lion (_Panthera leo_) have improved our insight into the distribution of genetic variation, as well as a revised taxonomy which now recognizes a northern (_Panthera leo leo_) and a southern (_Panthera leo melanochaita_) subspecies. However, existing whole range phylogeographic studies on lions either consist of very limited numbers of samples, or are focused on mitochondrial DNA and/or a limited set of microsatellites. The geographic extent of genetic lineages and their phylogenetic relationships remain uncertain, clouded by massive sampling gaps, sex-biased dispersal and incomplete lineage sorting.
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