ON THE EDGE OF EXTINCTION - A - THE TIGER (Panthera tigris)

[tigerluver]

I don't think this supplementary file to the document I posted earlier will of much use to anyone, but the figures are a nice phylogenetic tree. I've attached the supplement. Here's the figure we can use most:

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Also, here's tiger phylogeny based on craniometrics Mazak (2008):

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All studies show that the Sumatran tiger is the intermediate between the Javan and mainland forms. From the successful interbreeding, at least the early Javan form cannot be classified as a separate species. Reply