Genomic population structure and inbreeding history of Lake Superior caribou

• Published in: Ecology and Evolution
• Main Authors: Solmundson, Kirsten, Bowman, Jeff, Manseau, Micheline, Taylor, Rebecca S., Keobouasone, Sonesinh, Wilson, Paul J.
• Other Authors: Genome Canada, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, W. Garfield Weston Foundation
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2023
• Subjects: Canada; Caribou Range; Rangifer tarandus
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ece3.10278; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/ece3.10278

Abstract Caribou ( Rangifer tarandus ) have experienced dramatic declines in both range and population size across Canada over the past century. Boreal caribou ( R. t. caribou ), 1 of the 12 Designatable Units, has lost approximately half of its historic range in the last 150 years, particularly alo...