Genetic structure of cougar populations across the Wyoming basin: Metapopulation or megapopulation

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 85, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1207-1214

  Anderson Jr , Charles R ^a,c   Lindzey, Federick G ^b   Mcdonald, David B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^c WYOMING GAME AND FISH DEPARTMENT   (United States)

Author keywords

Central Rocky Mountains; Cougar; Gene flow; Genetic structure; Metapopulation; Microsatellite DNA; Panmixia; Puma concolor

Indexed keywords

FELID; GENE FLOW; GENETIC STRUCTURE; HETEROZYGOSITY; METAPOPULATION;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD; WYOMING;

MAMMALIA; PUMA CONCOLOR;

EID: 11144234313     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1644/BEL-111.1     Document Type: Article

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