Genetic relationships of grizzly bears (Ursus arctos) in the prudhoe bay region of Alaska: Inference from microsatellite DNA, mitochondrial DNA, and field observations

Journal of Heredity

Volumn 90, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 622-628

  Cronin, M ^a   Shideler, R ^b   Hechtel, J ^b   Strobeck, C ^c   Paetkau, D ^d  

^a LGL Alaska Research Associates   (United States)

^b ALASKA DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MICROSATELLITE DNA; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; BEAR; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; MALE; NONHUMAN; POPULATION GENETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION;

MAMMALIA; URSUS ARCTOS;

EID: 0032736079     PISSN: 00221503     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jhered/90.6.622     Document Type: Article

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