Modern and ancient DNA reveal recent partial replacement of caribou in the southwest Yukon

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1312-1323

  Kuhn, Tyler S ^a,b   McFarlane, Keri A ^c   Groves, Pamela ^d   Mooers, Arne Ø ^a   Shapiro, Beth ^b,e  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c KING S UNIVERSITY COLLEGE   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^e PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ancient DNA; Caribou; Conservation genetics; Microsatellite

Indexed keywords

MICROSATELLITE DNA; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CANADA; DNA SEQUENCE; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; POPULATION GENETICS; REINDEER;

ANIMALS; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENETICS, POPULATION; GENOTYPE; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; REINDEER; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; YUKON TERRITORY;

RANGIFER TARANDUS; RANGIFER TARANDUS CARIBOU;

EID: 77949822873     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: 1365294X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-294X.2010.04565.x     Document Type: Article

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