Assessing polar bear (Ursus maritimus) population structure in the Hudson Bay region using SNPs

• Published in: Ecology and Evolution
• Main Authors: Viengkone, Michelle, Derocher, Andrew Edward, Richardson, Evan Shaun, Malenfant, René Michael, Miller, Joshua Moses, Obbard, Martyn E., Dyck, Markus G., Lunn, Nick J., Sahanatien, Vicki, Davis, Corey S.
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2016
• Subjects: Original Research; Akimiski Island; Baffin Island; Canada; Foxe Basin; Hudson; Hudson Bay; Southampton Island; Akimiski island; Baffin; Davis Strait; polar bear; Ursus maritimus; James Bay
• Online Access: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5167041/; https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.2563

Defining subpopulations using genetics has traditionally used data from microsatellite markers to investigate population structure; however, single‐nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) have emerged as a tool for detection of fine‐scale structure. In Hudson Bay, Canada, three polar bear (Ursus maritimus)...