Genetic Variation of Naturally Colonizing Wolves in the Central Rocky Mountains
Recovery of gray wolf ( Canis lupus ) populations in North America depends on minimizing human‐caused mortality and enhancing migration from stable source populations to suitable habitat unoccupied by wolves. We used a combination of field observation and DNA microsatellite genotyping to examine nat...
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crwiley:10.1046/j.1523-1739.1996.10041082.x 2024-06-02T08:05:01+00:00 Genetic Variation of Naturally Colonizing Wolves in the Central Rocky Mountains Forbes, Stephen H. Boyd, Diane K. 1996 http://dx.doi.org/10.1046/j.1523-1739.1996.10041082.x https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1046%2Fj.1523-1739.1996.10041082.x http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/wol1/doi/10.1046/j.1523-1739.1996.10041082.x/fullpdf en eng Wiley http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor Conservation Biology volume 10, issue 4, page 1082-1090 ISSN 0888-8892 1523-1739 journal-article 1996 crwiley https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1523-1739.1996.10041082.x 2024-05-03T11:43:39Z Recovery of gray wolf ( Canis lupus ) populations in North America depends on minimizing human‐caused mortality and enhancing migration from stable source populations to suitable habitat unoccupied by wolves. We used a combination of field observation and DNA microsatellite genotyping to examine natural wolf colonization of Glacier National Park, Montana, and surrounding lands. We found high genetic variation in the colonizing population, showing that these packs were founded by multiple, unrelated wolves from Canada. High dispersal rates, long dispersal distances, and lack of a founding population bottleneck indicate that wolves in the United States and Canada should be viewed and managed as a single population. Restoration in the United States by artificial transplants from Alberta to Yellowstone National Park and central Idaho began in 1995. The transplanted wolves will likely aid demographic recovery, but permanently retaining the high genetic variation of wolves in the United States will require assuring gene flow throughout the central Rocky Mountains. Article in Journal/Newspaper Canis lupus gray wolf Wiley Online Library Canada Conservation Biology 10 4 1082 1090 |
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Recovery of gray wolf ( Canis lupus ) populations in North America depends on minimizing human‐caused mortality and enhancing migration from stable source populations to suitable habitat unoccupied by wolves. We used a combination of field observation and DNA microsatellite genotyping to examine natural wolf colonization of Glacier National Park, Montana, and surrounding lands. We found high genetic variation in the colonizing population, showing that these packs were founded by multiple, unrelated wolves from Canada. High dispersal rates, long dispersal distances, and lack of a founding population bottleneck indicate that wolves in the United States and Canada should be viewed and managed as a single population. Restoration in the United States by artificial transplants from Alberta to Yellowstone National Park and central Idaho began in 1995. The transplanted wolves will likely aid demographic recovery, but permanently retaining the high genetic variation of wolves in the United States will require assuring gene flow throughout the central Rocky Mountains. |
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Genetic Variation of Naturally Colonizing Wolves in the Central Rocky Mountains |
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Genetic Variation of Naturally Colonizing Wolves in the Central Rocky Mountains |
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