Genetic characterization of eastern "coyotes" in eastern Massachusetts

Northeastern Naturalist

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 189-204

  Way, Jonathan G ^a   Rutledge, Linda ^b   Wheeldon, Tyler ^b   White, Bradley N ^b  

^a Eastern Coyote Research   (United States)

^b TRENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CANIDAE; CANIS; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CANIS LATRANS; CANIS LUPUS; CANIS LYCAON; LYCAON;

EID: 77954413838     PISSN: 10926194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1656/045.017.0202     Document Type: Article

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