Restoration of genetic connectivity among Northern Rockies wolf populations

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 19, Issue 20, 2010, Pages 4383-4385

  Hebblewhite, Mark ^a   Musiani, Marco ^b   Mills, L Scott ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Conservation genetics; Dispersal; Endangered Species Act; Gene flow; Northwestern United States; Wolf re introduction

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ENDANGERED SPECIES; GENE FLOW; GENETICS; METHODOLOGY; POPULATION GENETICS; REVIEW; UNITED STATES; WOLF;

ANIMALS; ENDANGERED SPECIES; GENE FLOW; GENETICS, POPULATION; IDAHO; MONTANA; WOLVES; WYOMING;

CANIDAE; CANIS LUPUS;

EID: 78649241788     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: 1365294X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-294X.2010.04770.x     Document Type: Review

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