Reconciling molecules and morphology in North American Martes

• Published in: Journal of Mammalogy
• Main Authors: Jocelyn P. Colella, Ellie J. Johnson, Joseph A. Cook
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: American Society of Mammalogists 2018
• Subjects: Admiralty Island; Pacific; American marten; Alaska
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1093/jmammal/gyy140

Molecular investigations recently resurrected the Pacific marten (Martes caurina) as a species distinct from the American pine marten (M. americana). Previously, 2 hybrid zones for these species were identified, 1 in the northern Rocky Mountains and another on Kuiu Island off the coast of Southeast...