Population genetic structure of gray wolves (canis lupus) in a marine archipelago suggests island-mainland differentiation consistent with dietary niche
Emerging evidence suggests that ecological heterogeneity across space can influence the genetic structure of populations, including that of long-distance dispersers such as large carnivores. On the central coast of British Columbia, Canada, wolf (Canis lupus L., 1758) dietary niche and parasite prev...
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ftmountroyaluniv:oai:mru.arcabc.ca:mru_324 2024-05-12T08:02:09+00:00 Population genetic structure of gray wolves (canis lupus) in a marine archipelago suggests island-mainland differentiation consistent with dietary niche Stronen, Astrid V. (Author) Navid, Erin L. (Author) Quinn, Michael S. (Author) Paquet, Paul C. (Author) Bryan, Heather M. (Author) Darimont, Christopher T. (Author) https://mru.arcabc.ca/islandora/object/mru:324/datastream/PDF/download https://doi.org/10.1186/1472-6785-14-11 https://mru.arcabc.ca/islandora/object/mru%3A324 en eng BMC Ecology BMC Ecology Attribution 2.0 Generic (CC BY 2.0) http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/ Canis lupus Genetic variation Wolves Ecological divergence Marine resources Population genetic structure Traditional ecological knowledge article Text ftmountroyaluniv https://doi.org/10.1186/1472-6785-14-11 2024-04-17T14:46:09Z Emerging evidence suggests that ecological heterogeneity across space can influence the genetic structure of populations, including that of long-distance dispersers such as large carnivores. On the central coast of British Columbia, Canada, wolf (Canis lupus L., 1758) dietary niche and parasite prevalence data indicate strong ecological divergence between marine-oriented wolves inhabiting islands and individuals on the coastal mainland that interact primarily with terrestrial prey. Local holders of traditional ecological knowledge, who distinguish between mainland and island wolf forms, also informed our hypothesis that genetic differentiation might occur between wolves from these adjacent environments. Article in Journal/Newspaper Canis lupus Mount Royal University Institutional Repository Canada British Columbia ENVELOPE(-125.003,-125.003,54.000,54.000) BMC Ecology 14 1 11 |
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Canis lupus Genetic variation Wolves Ecological divergence Marine resources Population genetic structure Traditional ecological knowledge Population genetic structure of gray wolves (canis lupus) in a marine archipelago suggests island-mainland differentiation consistent with dietary niche |
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Emerging evidence suggests that ecological heterogeneity across space can influence the genetic structure of populations, including that of long-distance dispersers such as large carnivores. On the central coast of British Columbia, Canada, wolf (Canis lupus L., 1758) dietary niche and parasite prevalence data indicate strong ecological divergence between marine-oriented wolves inhabiting islands and individuals on the coastal mainland that interact primarily with terrestrial prey. Local holders of traditional ecological knowledge, who distinguish between mainland and island wolf forms, also informed our hypothesis that genetic differentiation might occur between wolves from these adjacent environments. |
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Stronen, Astrid V. (Author) Navid, Erin L. (Author) Quinn, Michael S. (Author) Paquet, Paul C. (Author) Bryan, Heather M. (Author) Darimont, Christopher T. (Author) |
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Population genetic structure of gray wolves (canis lupus) in a marine archipelago suggests island-mainland differentiation consistent with dietary niche |
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Population genetic structure of gray wolves (canis lupus) in a marine archipelago suggests island-mainland differentiation consistent with dietary niche |
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Population genetic structure of gray wolves (canis lupus) in a marine archipelago suggests island-mainland differentiation consistent with dietary niche |
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Population genetic structure of gray wolves (canis lupus) in a marine archipelago suggests island-mainland differentiation consistent with dietary niche |
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Population genetic structure of gray wolves (canis lupus) in a marine archipelago suggests island-mainland differentiation consistent with dietary niche |
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population genetic structure of gray wolves (canis lupus) in a marine archipelago suggests island-mainland differentiation consistent with dietary niche |
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BMC Ecology |
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https://mru.arcabc.ca/islandora/object/mru:324/datastream/PDF/download https://doi.org/10.1186/1472-6785-14-11 https://mru.arcabc.ca/islandora/object/mru%3A324 |
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