Tiger evolutionary genomics project completed and published in Current Biology as cover story (2018.10)

Citation: Liu YC, Sun X, Driscoll C, Miquelle DG, Xu X, Martelli P, Uphyrkina O, Smith JLD, O’Brien SJ, Luo SJ* (2018). Genome-wide evolutionary analysis of natural history and adaptation in the world’s tigers. Current Biology 28(23):3840-3849.

Selected media highlights:

• New York Times. October 25, 2018. By Rachel Nuwer
  Divide and Preserve: Reclassifying Tigers to Help Save Them from Extinction
• Discover Magazine. October 29, 2018.
  Genomic study confirms there’s six tiger subspecies left.
• The Scientist. October 25, 2018.
  Tiger genome sequencing determines there are six subspecies.
• AFP News Agency. October 25, 2018.
  Tigers dwindling: just six sub-species remain, says study.
• ScienceDaily. October 25, 2018.
  Genome-wide study confirms six tiger subspecies.
• NewsWeek. October 25, 2018.
  Genetic evidence shows 6 subspecies of tiger–one is already extinct in the wild
• HowStuffWorks. November 6, 2018. By Jesslyn Shields.
  Splitting Tigers Into Subspecies Could Help Save Them From Extinction

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