Data from: Natural re-colonization and admixture of wolves (Canis lupus) in the US Pacific Northwest: challenges for the protection and management of rare and endangered taxa
Admixture resulting from natural dispersal processes can potentially generate novel phenotypic variation that may facilitate persistence in changing environments or result in the loss of population-specific adaptations. Yet, under the US Endangered Species Act, policy is limited for management of in...
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ftdans:oai:easy.dans.knaw.nl:easy-dataset:104164 2023-07-02T03:31:55+02:00 Data from: Natural re-colonization and admixture of wolves (Canis lupus) in the US Pacific Northwest: challenges for the protection and management of rare and endangered taxa Hendricks, Sarah Schweizer, Rena Harrigan, Ryan Pollinger, John Brown, Roblyn Paquet, Paul Adams, Jennifer Waits, Lisette vonHoldt, Bridgett Hohenlohe, Paul Wayne, Robert 2018-05-03T17:35:11.000+02:00 http://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:nl:ui:13-0s-ya84 https://easy.dans.knaw.nl/ui/datasets/id/easy-dataset:104164 unknown doi:10.5061/dryad.np7t1p2/1 doi:10.5061/dryad.np7t1p2/2 http://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:nl:ui:13-0s-ya84 doi:10.5061/dryad.np7t1p2 https://easy.dans.knaw.nl/ui/datasets/id/easy-dataset:104164 OPEN_ACCESS: The data are archived in Easy, they are accessible elsewhere through the DOI https://dans.knaw.nl/en/about/organisation-and-policy/legal-information/DANSLicence.pdf Life sciences medicine and health care 2018 ftdans https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.np7t1p2/110.5061/dryad.np7t1p2/210.5061/dryad.np7t1p2 2023-06-13T13:08:27Z Admixture resulting from natural dispersal processes can potentially generate novel phenotypic variation that may facilitate persistence in changing environments or result in the loss of population-specific adaptations. Yet, under the US Endangered Species Act, policy is limited for management of individuals whose ancestry includes a protected taxon; therefore, they are generally not protected under the Act. This issue is exemplified by the recently re-established grey wolves of the Pacific Northwest states of Washington and Oregon, USA. This population was likely founded by two phenotypically and genetically distinct wolf ecotypes: Northern Rocky Mountain (NRM) forest and coastal rainforest. The latter is considered potentially threatened in southeast Alaska and thus the source of migrants may affect plans for their protection. Genetic analysis revealed that the Washington wolves share ancestry with both wolf ecotypes, whereas the Oregon population shares ancestry with NRM forest wolves only. Using ecological niche modelling, we found that the Pacific Northwest states contain environments suitable for each ecotype, with wolf packs established in both environmental types. Continued migration from coastal rainforest and NRM forest source populations may increase the genetic diversity of the Pacific Northwest population. However, this admixed population challenges traditional management regimes given that admixture occurs between an adaptively distinct ecotype and a more abundant reintroduced interior form. Our results emphasize the need for a more precise US policy to address the general problem of admixture in the management of endangered species, subspecies, and distinct population segments. Other/Unknown Material Canis lupus Alaska Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS): EASY (KNAW - Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen) Pacific |
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Life sciences medicine and health care Hendricks, Sarah Schweizer, Rena Harrigan, Ryan Pollinger, John Brown, Roblyn Paquet, Paul Adams, Jennifer Waits, Lisette vonHoldt, Bridgett Hohenlohe, Paul Wayne, Robert Data from: Natural re-colonization and admixture of wolves (Canis lupus) in the US Pacific Northwest: challenges for the protection and management of rare and endangered taxa |
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Admixture resulting from natural dispersal processes can potentially generate novel phenotypic variation that may facilitate persistence in changing environments or result in the loss of population-specific adaptations. Yet, under the US Endangered Species Act, policy is limited for management of individuals whose ancestry includes a protected taxon; therefore, they are generally not protected under the Act. This issue is exemplified by the recently re-established grey wolves of the Pacific Northwest states of Washington and Oregon, USA. This population was likely founded by two phenotypically and genetically distinct wolf ecotypes: Northern Rocky Mountain (NRM) forest and coastal rainforest. The latter is considered potentially threatened in southeast Alaska and thus the source of migrants may affect plans for their protection. Genetic analysis revealed that the Washington wolves share ancestry with both wolf ecotypes, whereas the Oregon population shares ancestry with NRM forest wolves only. Using ecological niche modelling, we found that the Pacific Northwest states contain environments suitable for each ecotype, with wolf packs established in both environmental types. Continued migration from coastal rainforest and NRM forest source populations may increase the genetic diversity of the Pacific Northwest population. However, this admixed population challenges traditional management regimes given that admixture occurs between an adaptively distinct ecotype and a more abundant reintroduced interior form. Our results emphasize the need for a more precise US policy to address the general problem of admixture in the management of endangered species, subspecies, and distinct population segments. |
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Hendricks, Sarah Schweizer, Rena Harrigan, Ryan Pollinger, John Brown, Roblyn Paquet, Paul Adams, Jennifer Waits, Lisette vonHoldt, Bridgett Hohenlohe, Paul Wayne, Robert |
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Hendricks, Sarah Schweizer, Rena Harrigan, Ryan Pollinger, John Brown, Roblyn Paquet, Paul Adams, Jennifer Waits, Lisette vonHoldt, Bridgett Hohenlohe, Paul Wayne, Robert |
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Data from: Natural re-colonization and admixture of wolves (Canis lupus) in the US Pacific Northwest: challenges for the protection and management of rare and endangered taxa |
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Data from: Natural re-colonization and admixture of wolves (Canis lupus) in the US Pacific Northwest: challenges for the protection and management of rare and endangered taxa |
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Data from: Natural re-colonization and admixture of wolves (Canis lupus) in the US Pacific Northwest: challenges for the protection and management of rare and endangered taxa |
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Data from: Natural re-colonization and admixture of wolves (Canis lupus) in the US Pacific Northwest: challenges for the protection and management of rare and endangered taxa |
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Data from: Natural re-colonization and admixture of wolves (Canis lupus) in the US Pacific Northwest: challenges for the protection and management of rare and endangered taxa |
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data from: natural re-colonization and admixture of wolves (canis lupus) in the us pacific northwest: challenges for the protection and management of rare and endangered taxa |
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2018 |
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doi:10.5061/dryad.np7t1p2/1 doi:10.5061/dryad.np7t1p2/2 http://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:nl:ui:13-0s-ya84 doi:10.5061/dryad.np7t1p2 https://easy.dans.knaw.nl/ui/datasets/id/easy-dataset:104164 |
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OPEN_ACCESS: The data are archived in Easy, they are accessible elsewhere through the DOI https://dans.knaw.nl/en/about/organisation-and-policy/legal-information/DANSLicence.pdf |
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https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.np7t1p2/110.5061/dryad.np7t1p2/210.5061/dryad.np7t1p2 |
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