Black bears in Southeast Alaska: The fate of two ancient lineages in the face of contemporary movement

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 271, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 445-454

  Peacock, Elizabeth ^a,c   Peacock, M M ^a   Titus, K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

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

^c Department of Environment ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

Glacial refugium; Microsatellites; Population genetic structure; Southeast Alaska; Ursus americanus

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE RADIATION; BEAR; BIODIVERSITY; DEGLACIATION; DIVERGENCE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC VARIATION; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; PHYLOGEOGRAPHY; REFUGIUM;

ALASKA; ALEXANDER ARCHIPELAGO; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

URSUS AMERICANUS;

EID: 33947251235     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: 14697998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.2006.00228.x     Document Type: Article

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