Inferring geographic isolation of wolverines in California using historical DNA

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 71, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 2170-2179

  Schwartz, Michael K ^a   Aubry, Keith B ^b   Mckelvey, Kevin S ^a   Pilgrim, Kristine L ^a   Copeland, Jeffrey P ^a   Squires, John R ^a   Inman, Robert M ^c   Wisely, Samantha M ^d   Ruggiero, Leonard F ^a  

^a ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^b PACIFIC NORTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^c Wildlife Conservation Society   (United States)

^d KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Distribution; Geographic range; Gulo gulo; Historical DNA; Management units; Microsatellite; Mitochondrial DNA; Reintroduction; Translocations; Wolverines

Indexed keywords

DNA; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HISTORICAL RECORD; HOME RANGE; ISOLATED POPULATION; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; MUSEUM; MUSTELID; REINTRODUCTION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPECIES OCCURRENCE; TWENTIETH CENTURY;

CALIFORNIA; CASCADE RANGE; NORTH AMERICA; OREGON; ROCKY MOUNTAINS; SIERRA NEVADA [CALIFORNIA]; UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON [UNITED STATES];

GULO GULO; MAMMALIA;

EID: 45849096657     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/2007-026     Document Type: Article

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