Genetic outcomes of wolf recovery in the western Great Lakes states

Conservation Genetics

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1747-1765

  Fain, Steven R ^a   Straughan, Dyan J ^a   Taylor, Bruce F ^a  

^a US Fish and Wildlife National Forensics Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

Admixture analysis; Autosomal microsatellites; Canis latrans; Canis lupus; Canis lycaon; Endangered species recovery; Genetic diversity; Hybridization; mtDNA; Y chromosome

Indexed keywords

CANID; CHROMOSOME; ENDANGERED SPECIES; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC VARIATION; HYBRIDIZATION; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; PHYLOGENETICS; SYMPATRY;

GREAT LAKES [NORTH AMERICA]; UNITED STATES; WISCONSIN;

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

EID: 77956873893     PISSN: 15660621     EISSN: 15729737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10592-010-0068-x     Document Type: Article

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