Data from: Reconstruction of caribou evolutionary history in Western North America and its implications for conservation

• Main Authors: Weckworth, Byron V., Musiani, Marco, McDevitt, Allan D., Hebblewhite, Mark, Mariani, Stefano
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: 2012
• Subjects: ecotypes; endangered species; genetic markers; Phylogeography; subspecies; British Columbia; Canada; Northwest Territories; Yukon; Rangifer tarandus; Alaska; Beringia
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10255/dryad.39061; https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.gn22271h

The role of Beringia as a refugium and route for trans-continental exchange of fauna during glacial cycles of the past 2 million years are well documented; less apparent is its contribution as a significant reservoir of genetic diversity. Using mitochondrial DNA sequences and 14 microsatellite loci,...