Genetic characterization of hybrid wolves across ontario

Journal of Heredity

Volumn 100, Issue , 2009, Pages S80-S89

  Wilson, Paul J ^a   Grewal, Sonya K ^a   Mallory, Frank F ^b   White, Bradley N ^a  

^a TRENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b LAURENTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canis lycaon; Eastern wolf; Genetics; Gray wolf; Hybridization

Indexed keywords

CANIDAE; CANIS LUPUS; CANIS LYCAON;

EID: 84894240530     PISSN: 00221503     EISSN: 14657333     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jhered/esp034     Document Type: Article

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