Colonization history and taxonomy of moose Alces alces in southeastern Alaska inferred from mtDNA variation

Wildlife Biology

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 331-338

  Hundertmark, Kris J ^a,b   Bowyer, R Terry ^b,e   Shields, Gerald F ^b,f   Schwartz, Charles C ^a,g   Smith, Michael H ^c,d  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^d University of Georgia   (United States)

^e Nucl Eng Idaho State University   (United States)

^f CARROLL COLLEGE   (United States)

^g MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alaska; British Columbia; Cordilleran ice sheet; Moose; Phylogeography; Range expansion

Indexed keywords

ALCES ALCES;

EID: 33749507406     PISSN: 09096396     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2981/0909-6396(2006)12[331:CHATOM]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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