Implications of cytochrome b sequence variation for biogeography and conservation of the northern flying squirrels ( Glaucomys sabrinus ) of the Alexander Archipelago, Alaska

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Zoology
• Main Authors: Demboski, John R, Jacobsen, Brandy K, Cook, Joseph A
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1998
• Subjects: Animal Science and Zoology; Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; Yukon; Prince of Wales Island; Archipelago; Alaska
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/z98-116; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/z98-116

The Alexander Archipelago of southeast Alaska is a highly fragmented landscape that is suspected to support a relatively large number of endemic mammals. At least two subspecies of northern flying squirrels (Glaucomys sabrinus) have been recognized from the region, the endemic Prince of Wales Island...