Testing for wolf-coyote hybridization in the rocky mountains using mitochondrial DNA

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 62, Issue 2 SUPPL., 1998, Pages 683-689

  Pilgrim, Kristine L ^a,b   Boyd, Diane K ^a,b   Forbes, Stephen H ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

Author keywords

Canis latrans; Canis lupus; Coyote; Gray wolf; Hybridization; Mitochondrial DNA; Yellowstone National Park

Indexed keywords

CANADA; D LOOP; HAPLOTYPE; HYBRIDIZATION; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; RESTRICTION SITE; TESTING; UNITES STATES;

COYOTES; GREY WOLF; HYBRIDIZATION; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

NORTH AMERICA; ROCKY MOUNTAINS;

CANIS LATRANS; CANIS LUPUS;

EID: 0031840945     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3802344     Document Type: Article

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