Contemporary genetic structure of brown bears ( Ursus arctos ) in a recently deglaciated landscape

• Published in: Journal of Biogeography
• Main Authors: Lewis, Tania M., Pyare, Sanjay, Hundertmark, Kris J.
• Other Authors: National Park Service, University of Alaska Southeast, University of Alaska Fairbanks
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2015
• Subjects: Ecology; Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; Glacier Bay; Many Islands; glacier; Ursus arctos; Alaska
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jbi.12524; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fjbi.12524; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/jbi.12524

Abstract Aim We examined contemporary genetic structure of brown bears ( Ursus arctos ) in a recently deglaciated landscape to identify the number and geographical range of populations, the level of admixture, landscape features that limit or promote genetic connectivity, and probable population sou...