| mitochondrial haplotype diversity in zambian lions: bridging a gap in the biogeography of an iconic species. | analysis of dna sequence diversity at the 12s to 16s mitochondrial genes of 165 african lions (panthera leo) from five main areas in zambia has uncovered haplotypes which link southern africa with east africa. phylogenetic analysis suggests zambia may serve as a bridge connecting the lion populations in southern africa to eastern africa, supporting earlier hypotheses that eastern-southern africa may represent the evolutionary cradle for the species. overall gene diversity throughout the zambian ... | 2015 | 26674533 |