Table 1 Comparative analysis of genetic diversity in the wild Amur tiger population between the present study and previous research.
From: The genetic status and rescue measure for a geographically isolated population of Amur tigers
Sampling location | Sample type | Sample size | Total number of individuals | Number of microsatellite loci | Mean Na | Mean HE | Mean Ho | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Laoyeling landscape, Southwest Primorye (China and Russia) | feces | 210 | 30 | 14 | 3.7 | 0.6 | 0.6 | This study |
SikhoteAlin Mountains, southwest Primorye (Russia) | feces, hair, blood | 274 | 63 | 9 | SikhoteAlin Mountains = 3.33; Southwest Primorye = 3.56 | SikhoteAlin Mountains = 0.52; Southwest Primorye = 0.62 | SikhoteAlin Mountains = 0.57; Southwest Primorye = 0.61 | Sorokin et al. (2016) |
Hunchun Nature reserve (China) | feces, hair | 56 | 7 | 9 | 2.56 | 0.369 | 0.455 | Wang et al. (2016) |
southwest Primorye (Russia) | feces, hair, saliva | 286 | 12 | 10 | 3.2 | 0.58 | 0.59 | Sugimoto et al. (2012) |
SikhoteAlin Mountains (Russia) | blood, tissue | 15 | 15 | 18 | 2.92 | 0.54 | 0.46 | Alasaad et al. (2011) |
Hunchun Nature reserve (China) | feces | 11 | 5 | 11 | 2.55 | 0.438 | 0.603 | Caragiulo et al. (2015) |
Hunchun reserve, Laoyeling reserve, Huangnihe reserve (China) | feces | 167 | 11 | 10 | 2.6 | 0.42 | 0.49 | Dou et al. (2016) |
