Legacy lost: Genetic variability and population size of extirpated US grey wolves (Canis lupus)

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 9-17

  Leonard, Jennifer A ^a,b,c   Vilà, Carles ^c   Wayne, Robert K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b DEPARTMENT OF PALEOBIOLOGY   (United States)

^c UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Ancient DNA; Genetic diversity; Glacial refugia; Mexican wolves; Mitochondrial DNA; Predator control

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CANADA; CLASSIFICATION; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; MEXICO; POPULATION DENSITY; UNITED STATES; WOLF;

ALASKA; ANIMALS; CANADA; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; MEXICO; POPULATION DENSITY; VARIATION (GENETICS); WOLVES;

BAILEYI; CANIDAE; CANIS; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CANIS LUPUS; MAMMALIA;

EID: 12444330420     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-294X.2004.02389.x     Document Type: Article

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