Black coats in an admixed wolf × dog pack is melanism an indicator of hybridization in wolves?

European Journal of Wildlife Research

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 543-555

  Caniglia, Romolo ^a   Fabbri, Elena ^a   Greco, Claudia ^a   Galaverni, Marco ^a   Manghi, Lorenzo ^b   Boitani, Luigi ^b   Sforzi, Andrea ^c   Randi, Ettore ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND RESEARCH ISPRA   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c Museo di Storia Naturale della Maremma   (Italy)

Author keywords

Defensin gene; Admixture analysis; Canis lupus; Coat color polymorphism; Conservation genetics; Gene introgression; Wolf dog hybridization

Indexed keywords

AGOUTI; CANIDAE; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CANIS LUPUS;

EID: 84880510920     PISSN: 16124642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10344-013-0703-1     Document Type: Article

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