Phylogenetic status of North American wapiti (Cervus elaphus) subspecies

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 76, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 998-1010

  Polziehn, R O ^a   Hamr, J ^b   Mallory, F F ^c   Strobeck, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b Cambrian College   (Canada)

^c LAURENTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EXTINCTION; GENETIC RELATIONSHIP; HYBRIDIZATION; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; MONOPHYLESIS; NORTH AMERICA; PARAPHYLESIS; PHYLOGENY; POPULATION GENETICS;

PHYLOGENETICS; SUBSPECIES; UNGULATE;

NORTH AMERICA;

CERVUS ELAPHUS;

EID: 0032410232     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/z98-026     Document Type: Article

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