Genetic relationships among North American bison populations

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 74, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 738-749

  Polziehn, Renee O ^a   Beech, Robin ^b   Sheraton, Jane ^c   Strobeck, Curtis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BISON; GENETIC RELATIONSHIP; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; PLAINS BISON; WOOD BISON;

NORTH AMERICA;

BISON BISON ATHABASCAE;

EID: 0029753716     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/z96-084     Document Type: Article

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