Ecology drives evolution in grey wolves

Evolutionary Ecology Research

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 461-473

  Leonard, Jennifer A ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Canis lupus; Extinction; Isolation by environment; Phylogeography; Population structure

Indexed keywords

EID: 84948468315     PISSN: 15220613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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