Population genetic structure of gray wolves (Canis lupus) in a marine archipelago suggests island-mainland differentiation consistent with dietary niche

BMC Ecology

Volumn 14, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Stronen, Astrid V ^a,b   Navid, Erin L ^c   Quinn, Michael S ^d   Paquet, Paul C ^e,f   Bryan, Heather M ^e,f,g   Darimont, Christopher T ^e,f,g  

^a MAMMAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Poland)

^b AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^d MOUNT ROYAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^f Raincoast Conservation Foundation   (Canada)

^g HAKAI INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canis lupus; Ecological divergence; Marine resources; Niche; Population genetic structure; Traditional ecological knowledge; Wolf

Indexed keywords

CANID; DISPERSAL; DIVERGENCE; GENETIC DIFFERENTIATION; GENETIC STRUCTURE; MARINE RESOURCE; NICHE; POPULATION GENETICS; TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA;

MICROSATELLITE DNA;

ALLELE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CANADA; DIET; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; POPULATION GENETICS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; WOLF;

ALLELES; ANIMALS; BRITISH COLUMBIA; DIET; GENETIC VARIATION; GENETICS, POPULATION; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; WOLVES;

EID: 84902075764     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726785     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6785-14-11     Document Type: Article

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