Evaluating population structure of black bears on the Kenai Peninsula using mitochondrial and nuclear DNA analyses

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 88, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1288-1299

  Robinson, Stacie J ^a   Waits, Lisette P ^a   Martin, Ian D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

^b Northwoods Group   (United States)

Author keywords

Bayesian assignment tests; Black bear; Genetic population structure; Kenai Peninsula; Microsatellite; Mitochondrial DNA; Phylogeography; Spatial assignment; Ursus americanus

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BEAR; CONNECTIVITY; DNA FINGERPRINTING; GENE FLOW; GENETIC STRUCTURE; GENETIC VARIATION; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; PHYLOGEOGRAPHY; POPULATION STRUCTURE;

ALASKA; KENAI PENINSULA; NORTH AMERICA; PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND; UNITED STATES;

URSUS AMERICANUS;

EID: 35548979539     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1644/06-MAMM-A-284R.1     Document Type: Article

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