Identification of Source Population for Greenland Canada Geese: Genetic Assessment of a Recent Colonization

Abstract We used microsatellite markers, mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA), and satellite telemetry to infer the North American geographic origin and racial composition of Canada Geese (Branta canadensis) from newly colonized habitats in Greenland. Using likelihood-based assignment tests we determined that...

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Published in:The Condor
Main Authors: Scribner, Kim T., Malecki, Richard A., Batt, Bruce D. J., Inman, Rainy L., Libants, Scot, Prince, Harold H.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Oxford University Press (OUP) 2003
Subjects:
Canada
Greenland
Ungava Bay
Branta canadensis
Groenlandia
North Atlantic
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/condor/105.4.771
http://academic.oup.com/condor/article-pdf/105/4/771/29711249/condor0771.pdf

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