Reconstruction of caribou evolutionary history in Western North America and its implications for conservation

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 21, Issue 14, 2012, Pages 3610-3624

  Weckworth, Byron V ^a   Musiani, Marco ^a   McDevitt, Allan D ^a,b   Hebblewhite, Mark ^c   Mariani, Stefano ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ecotypes; endangered species; genetic markers; phylogeography; Rangifer tarandus; subspecies

Indexed keywords

MICROSATELLITE DNA; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ANIMAL; BAYES THEOREM; DNA SEQUENCE; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; EVOLUTION; GENETICS; HAPLOTYPE; NORTH AMERICA; PHYLOGENY; PHYLOGEOGRAPHY; POPULATION GENETICS; REINDEER; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; BAYES THEOREM; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; GENETICS, POPULATION; HAPLOTYPES; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; NORTH AMERICA; PHYLOGENY; PHYLOGEOGRAPHY; REINDEER; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

RANGIFER TARANDUS; RANGIFER TARANDUS CARIBOU;

EID: 84863727428     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: 1365294X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-294X.2012.05621.x     Document Type: Review

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