Research advances in conservation genetics and genomics of snow leopard (Panthera uncia)
Received date: 2022-05-04
Accepted date: 2022-08-17
Online published: 2022-09-21
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.
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 . DOI: 10.16829/j.slxb.150687
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