Canada lynx-bobcat (Lynx canadensis x L. rufus) hybrids at the southern periphery of lynx range in Maine, Minnesota and New Brunswick

American Midland Naturalist

Volumn 159, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 504-508

  Homyack, Jessica A ^a   Vashon, Jennifer H ^b   Libby, Cade ^c   Lindquist, Edward L ^d   Loch, Steve ^d   McAlpine, Donald F ^e   Pilgrim, Kristine L ^f   Schwartz, Michael K ^f  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MAINE DEPARTMENT OF INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE   (United States)

^c NB Department of Natural Resources   (Canada)

^d Superior National Forest   (United States)

^e NEW BRUNSWICK MUSEUM   (Canada)

^f ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENDANGERED SPECIES; FELID; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HYBRID; HYBRIDIZATION; MORPHOLOGY; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS;

CANADA; MAINE; MINNESOTA; NEW BRUNSWICK; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; LYNX; LYNX CANADENSIS; LYNX RUFUS;

EID: 42449105212     PISSN: 00030031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1674/0003-0031(2008)159[504:CLLCLR]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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