Y-chromosome evidence supports asymmetric dog introgression into eastern coyotes

Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 3, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 3005-3020

  Wheeldon, Tyler J ^a   Rutledge, Linda Y ^a   Patterson, Brent R ^a   White, Bradley N ^a   Wilson, Paul J ^a  

^a TRENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Coyote; Dog; Haplotype; Hybridization; Introgression; Wolf

Indexed keywords

EID: 84886991628     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20457758     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ece3.693     Document Type: Article

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