20th anniversary of the history of genetic research on cave lions: A short review
The Panthera genus originated in Africa and subsequently spread to Eurasia, North America and South America. Species within this genus occupy dominant positions in ecological and food chains, but due to climatic fluctuations, changing ecosystems and various other ecological factors, several Panthera...
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| description | The Panthera genus originated in Africa and subsequently spread to Eurasia, North America and South America. Species within this genus occupy dominant positions in ecological and food chains, but due to climatic fluctuations, changing ecosystems and various other ecological factors, several Panthera species have become extinct. The cave lion (Panthera spelaea Goldfuss) is one of the iconic species of Pleistocene megafauna, and its genetic research began around twenty years ago. Despite the information available so far, a number of issues regarding taxonomy, microevolutionary processes in populations, and the causes of extinction at the boundary between the Pleistocene and Holocene for this top predator remain unclear. This review aims to systematize the available data on cave lion genetics and develop new directions for studying this animal, as well as considering the genetic prospects for lion survival in the Holocene period. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-2e1cbf7bfb3a4cdd953b6b7a03ff19312025-08-20T01:49:31ZengElsevierEarth History and Biodiversity2950-47592024-12-01210001310.1016/j.hisbio.2024.10001320th anniversary of the history of genetic research on cave lions: A short reviewArtem Nedoluzhko0Gennady Boeskorov1Alexei Tikhonov2Albert Protopopov3Paleogenomics Laboratory, European University at Saint Petersburg, Saint-Petersburg 191187, Russia; Academy of Sciences of Sakha (Yakutia), Yakutsk 677007, Russia; Corresponding author at: Paleogenomics Laboratory, European University at Saint Petersburg, Saint-Petersburg 191187, Russia.Institute of Diamond and Precious Metals Geology, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Yakutsk 677007, RussiaZoological Institute Russian Academy of Sciences, Saint-Petersburg 190121, Russia; Laboratory of P.A. Lazarev Mammoth Museum of the Research Institute of Applied Ecology of the North, North-Eastern Federal University Named after M. K. Ammosov, Yakutsk 677000, RussiaAcademy of Sciences of Sakha (Yakutia), Yakutsk 677007, Russia; Laboratory of P.A. Lazarev Mammoth Museum of the Research Institute of Applied Ecology of the North, North-Eastern Federal University Named after M. K. Ammosov, Yakutsk 677000, RussiaThe Panthera genus originated in Africa and subsequently spread to Eurasia, North America and South America. Species within this genus occupy dominant positions in ecological and food chains, but due to climatic fluctuations, changing ecosystems and various other ecological factors, several Panthera species have become extinct. The cave lion (Panthera spelaea Goldfuss) is one of the iconic species of Pleistocene megafauna, and its genetic research began around twenty years ago. Despite the information available so far, a number of issues regarding taxonomy, microevolutionary processes in populations, and the causes of extinction at the boundary between the Pleistocene and Holocene for this top predator remain unclear. This review aims to systematize the available data on cave lion genetics and develop new directions for studying this animal, as well as considering the genetic prospects for lion survival in the Holocene period.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2950475924000133Cave lionAncient DNAMitochondrial genomeNuclear genomePanthera spelaea |
| spellingShingle | Artem Nedoluzhko Gennady Boeskorov Alexei Tikhonov Albert Protopopov 20th anniversary of the history of genetic research on cave lions: A short review Earth History and Biodiversity Cave lion Ancient DNA Mitochondrial genome Nuclear genome Panthera spelaea |
| title | 20th anniversary of the history of genetic research on cave lions: A short review |
| title_full | 20th anniversary of the history of genetic research on cave lions: A short review |
| title_fullStr | 20th anniversary of the history of genetic research on cave lions: A short review |
| title_full_unstemmed | 20th anniversary of the history of genetic research on cave lions: A short review |
| title_short | 20th anniversary of the history of genetic research on cave lions: A short review |
| title_sort | 20th anniversary of the history of genetic research on cave lions a short review |
| topic | Cave lion Ancient DNA Mitochondrial genome Nuclear genome Panthera spelaea |
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