Genetic differentiation in populations of Canada geese ( Branta canadensis )

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Zoology
• Main Authors: Wagner, Carol E. Van, Baker, Allan J.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1986
• Subjects: Animal Science and Zoology; Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; Northwest Territories; Canada; Akimiski Island; Akimiski island; Branta canadensis
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/z86-143; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/z86-143

Electrophoretic data for 35 structural gene loci were obtained from 249 individuals in 11 populations of Branta canadensis across North America. Twenty-four loci were polymorphic in at least one population sample, average observed heterozygosity ranged from 0.031 to 0.083, Rogers' genetic dista...