Genetic evidence for a recent origin by hybridization of red wolves

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 139-144

  Reich, D E ^a   Wayne, R K ^b   Goldstein, D B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Canids; Hybridization; Microsatellites; Population genetics; Red wolves

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; ECOLOGY; EUROPE; GENETIC DISTANCE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; INTERSPECIFIC HYBRIDIZATION; MAMMALIAN GENETICS; MICROSATELLITE DNA; SOUTH AMERICA;

ANIMALS; CARNIVORA; GENETICS, POPULATION; HYBRIDIZATION, GENETIC; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; MUTATION; WOLVES;

CANIDAE; CANIS LATRANS; CANIS LUPUS; CANIS RUFUS; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0032920709     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-294X.1999.00514.x     Document Type: Article

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