Ancient DNA reveals genetic continuity in mountain Woodland caribou of the Mackenzie and Selwyn Mountains, Northwest Territories, Canada

Arctic

Volumn 65, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2012, Pages 80-94

  Letts, Brandon ^a   Fulton, Tara L ^a   Stiller, Mathias ^a   Andrews, Thomas D ^b   MacKay, Glen ^b   Popko, Richard ^c   Beth, Shapiro ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre   (Canada)

^c Environment and natural Resources Sahtú Region   (Canada)

Author keywords

Barren ground; Ecotype; Ice patch; Mitochondrial; Redstone herd; White river tephra

Indexed keywords

DEER; ECOTYPE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC DIFFERENTIATION; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; MOUNTAIN REGION; TEPHRA;

CANADA; MACKENZIE MOUNTAINS; NORTHWEST TERRITORIES; ONTARIO [CANADA]; SELWYN MOUNTAINS; WHITE RIVER [ONTARIO]; YUKON TERRITORY;

RANGIFER TARANDUS; RANGIFER TARANDUS CARIBOU;

EID: 84862237887     PISSN: 00040843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14430/arctic4186     Document Type: Article

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