East vs. West: Lion populations in Africa shown to be genetically different
Posted Mon, 04 Apr 2011 21:35:23 GMT by Helen Roddis
Lions in West and Central Africa and lions in East and southern Africa show marked genetic differences, according to new research. By analysing mitochondrial DNA of lions from all over Africa and from India, including sequences from extinct lions, such as the Atlas lion in Morocco, the researchers were able to identify that lions from West and Central Africa were, surprisingly, more related to lions from the Asiatic subspecies than they were to their East and southern African neighbours.
East vs. West: Lion populations in Africa shown to be genetically different