Publications by authors named "Victoria B Grant"
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
September 2024
Article Synopsis
- Scientists are studying the DNA of tigers to understand their genetic diversity and help protect them, especially since many tigers in the wild are endangered.
- This research looks at tigers that are kept in captivity, like privately owned ones in the U.S., known as "Generic" tigers, which might have mixed ancestry from different tiger types.
- The study found that these Generic tigers have similar genetic diversity to wild tigers and can help conservation efforts by creating a new way to identify tiger ancestry using less expensive genetic testing methods.
