Measure Genetic Variation of Microsatellite Loci among Populations of Four Species of Felids
| Species | Population | N | No. loci amplified | Tot.no.alleles | % P (SE) | Av. he (SE) | Av. ho (SE) | Av. no.alleles per locus (SE) | Av.microsat.variance (MV) | Av.range repeats | Max.range bp |
| Lion | |||||||||||
| P. I. persica | GIR | 10 | 88 | 111 | 19.3 (4.2) | 7.9 (0.09) | 7.6 (0.09) | 1.26 (2.8) | 0.21 | 2.4 | 10 |
| P. I. leo | NGC | 10 | 88 | 252 | 83.0 (4.0) | 40.4 (0.46) | 42.5 (0.48) | 2.86 (5.3) | 3.26 | 4.8 | 36 |
| P. I. leo | SER | 10 | 88 | 305 | 84.1 (3.9) | 47.4 (0.54) | 47.3 (0.54) | 3.47 (5.3) | 4.45 | 5.8 | 38 |
| P. I. leo | ETO | 10 | 77 | 202 | 71.0 (5.2) | 37.3 (0.48) | 37.8 (0.49) | 2.62 (5.5) | 3.98 | 5.0 | 38 |
| P. I. leo | KAL | 10 | 77 | 229 | 80.5 (4.5) | 43.4 (0.56) | 41.4 (0.54) | 2.97 (5.6) | 3.92 | 4.7 | 36 |
| P. I. leo | KRU | 10 | 77 | 258 | 79.2 (4.6) | 44.4 (0.57) | 47.2 (0.61) | 3.35 (5.7) | 3.99 | 5.3 | 38 |
| P. leo | All | 60 | 89 | 456 | 86.5 (3.6) | 54.3 (0.58) | 37.3 (0.42) | 5.12 (5.1) | 5.34 | 7.3 | 46 |
| Puma | |||||||||||
| P. c. coryi | BCS | 10 | 84 | 127 | 42.9 (5.4) | 14.7 (0.17) | 16.1 (0.19) | 1.51 (4.0) | 0.82 | 2.7 | 26 |
| P. c. hippolestes | IDO | 10 | 84 | 211 | 75.0 (4.7) | 34.8 (0.41) | 32.9 (0.39) | 2.51 (5.1) | 2.75 | 4.0 | 26 |
| P. c. subsp. | SA | 10 | 84 | 503 | 91.0 (3.1) | 68.3 (0.81) | 58.2 (0.69) | 5.99 (5.4) | 7.99 | 8.7 | 38 |
| P. concolor | All | 30 | 84 | 558 | 92.9 (2.8) | 56.2 (0.67) | 35.7 (0.42) | 6.64 (0.42) | 5.58 | 9.2 | 38 |
| Cheetah | |||||||||||
| A. j. raineyi | EA | 10 | 82 | 291 | 84.1 (4.0) | 46.7 (0.57) | 43.3 (0.53) | 3.55 (5.5) | 2.38 | 4.5 | 22 |
| A. j. jubatus | CNM | 10 | 82 | 275 | 79.2 (4.5) | 47.7 (0.58) | 45.7 (0.56) | 3.35 (5.5) | 2.18 | 4.4 | 28 |
| A. j. jubatus | WNM | 10 | 82 | 276 | 81.7 (4.3) | 46.2 (0.56) | 43.8 (0.53) | 3.37 (5.5) | 1.93 | 4.2 | 20 |
| A. jubatus | All | 30 | 82 | 382 | 85.4 (3.9) | 52.3 (0.64) | 44.3 (0.54) | 4.66 (5.5) | 2.33 | 5.3 | 28 |
| Domestic Cat | |||||||||||
| F. catus | DOM | 10 | 93 | 498 | 98.9 (1.1) | 68.1 (0.73) | 62.8 (0.67) | 5.41 (5.0) | 6.4 | 7.4 | 42 |
[i] Population/species abbreviations: GIR, Gir Forest lions; NGC, Ngorongoro Crater lions; SER, Serengeti Park lions; ETO, Etosha Park lions; KAL, Kalahari-Gemsbok Park lions; KRU, Kruger Park lions; BCS, Big Cypress Swamp pumas; IDO, Idaho pumas; SA, South American pumas; EA, East African cheetahs; CNM, captive Namibian cheetahs; WNM, wild Namibian cheetahs; Ajr, Acinonyx jubatus raineyi; Ajj, A. j. jubutus; DOM, domestic cats.
[ii] Other Abbreivations: N, individuals sampled; %P, percent polymorphic loci; Av. he, average Expected heterozygosity; Av. ho, Average observed heterozygosity; Av. variance, average variance of repeat number; Av. range, average range in repeats, of polymorphic loci only, in the sample; Max. range, greatest range of allele sizes of a locus, in bases. Standard errors (SE) are reported in parentheses.