Expanded abstract Genetic differentiation and evolution of reindeer and caribou

A comparison of electrophoretically-detected ge-netic variation in different subspecies of reinde-er and caribou, Rangifer tarandus L., is summa-rized and discussed in relation to origin and evolution of the different subspecies. The mate-rial analysed includes the following subspecies: Eurasian tun...

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Main Author: Knut H Røed
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Language:English
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Online Access:http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.1033.1209
http://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/rangifer/article/download/1039/993/
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Summary:A comparison of electrophoretically-detected ge-netic variation in different subspecies of reinde-er and caribou, Rangifer tarandus L., is summa-rized and discussed in relation to origin and evolution of the different subspecies. The mate-rial analysed includes the following subspecies: Eurasian tundra reindeer, R.t. tarandus (Røed 1985a), Alaska caribou, R.t. grand (Røed and Whitten 1986), Canadian barren-ground cari-bou, R.t. groenlandicus (Røed and Thomas