Research advances in conservation genetics and genomics of snow leopard (Panthera uncia)

doi:10.16829/j.slxb.150687

Abstract

Abstract:

The snow leopard (Panthera uncia) (Carnivora, Felidae, Panthera) is a flagship species distributed in the Qinghai?Tibet Plateau and surrounding regions. With the development of molecular biology and high-throughput sequencing technology, snow leopard conservation genetics and conservation genomics have developed rapidly. Noninvasive genetic sampling has provided genetic samples and facilitated the conservation genetics research of snow leopards. In this review, we summarize the application of noninvasive genetic sampling in species identification, individual identification and sex determination of snow leopards, the phylogenetic status, phylogeographic pattern, population genetic structure, and subspecies controversies in snow leopards. Furthermore, the evolutionary history, adaptive evolution, and genome characteristics of snow leopards are reviewed. Finally, we discuss the future development trends of snow leopard conservation genetics and genomics, aiming to better promote snow leopard conservation biology research and science-based conservation decisions.

Key words: Snow leopards (Panthera uncia), Noninvasive genetic sampling, Conservation genetics, Genomics, Adaptive evolution

摘要：

雪豹 (Panthera uncia) 隶属于食肉目猫科豹属，是生活在青藏高原及其周边地区的旗舰物种。随着分子生物学和高通量测序技术的发展，雪豹保护遗传学和保护基因组学研究得到快速的发展，其中非损伤性遗传取样法显著推动了雪豹保护遗传学研究。本文综述了非损伤性遗传取样法在雪豹物种鉴定、个体识别和性别鉴定等研究中的应用，雪豹的系统发生地位、系统地理格局和种群遗传结构及其亚种争议、演化历史、适应性演化和基因组特征等保护遗传学和基因组学方面的研究现状和进展，并对雪豹保护遗传学和基因组学未来发展趋势进行了展望，以期促进雪豹保护生物学研究和保护对策的科学制定。

关键词: 雪豹, 非损伤性遗传取样法, 保护遗传学, 基因组学, 适应性演化

CLC Number:

Q953

Yubo HAO, Hong JIN, Lin YANG, Kexin LI, Yibo HU. Research advances in conservation genetics and genomics of snow leopard (Panthera uncia)[J]. ACTA THERIOLOGICA SINICA, 2022, 42(5): 508-518.

郝宇波, 金红, 杨林, 李可欣, 胡义波. 雪豹保护遗传学和基因组学研究进展[J]. 兽类学报, 2022, 42(5): 508-518.

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